Editing Roanoke, Virginia (section)

==Sister cities==
Roanoke has six [[sister cities]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.rvsci.us/ |publisher=Roanoke Valley Sister Cities |access-date=June 30, 2020 |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001233100/http://www.rvsci.us/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Florianópolis]], Brazil
* {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Kisumu]], Kenya
* {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lijiang]], China
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Opole]], Poland
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Lô]], France
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Wonju]], South Korea
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In February 2023, it was announced that the city was officially pausing its sister city affiliation with [[Pskov]], Russia, due to the continuing [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name=Hunter1>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Molly |date=February 22, 2023 |title=Sister City ties on hold: Roanoke's relationship with Russian city paused, flag to be removed |work=The Roanoke Times |page=1A}}</ref>