Asheville, North Carolina

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city county seat

Asheville, North Carolina is a scenic city in the Blue Ridge Mountains known for its vibrant arts scene, historic architecture, and the Biltmore Estate built by the Vanderbilt family.

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instanceOf city →
county seat →
climate humid subtropical climate →
connectedByHighway Interstate 26 NERFINISHED →
Interstate 40 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 19 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 25 NERFINISHED →
U.S. Route 70 NERFINISHED →
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
county Buncombe County, North Carolina →
surface form: "Buncombe County"
economySector craft brewing →
education →
healthcare →
tourism →
elevation approximately 2,100 feet →
foundedIn 18th century →
governingBody Asheville City Council →
governmentType council–manager government →
hasCulturalInstitution Asheville Art Museum →
Diana Wortham Theatre →
The Orange Peel music venue →
hasHistoricDistrict Biltmore Village →
Downtown Asheville Historic District →
Montford Area Historic District →
hasInstitution Mission Hospital →
University of North Carolina at Asheville →
incorporatedAsCityIn 1883 →
knownFor Biltmore Estate →
craft breweries →
historic architecture →
scenic mountain setting →
vibrant arts scene →
locatedIn Blue Ridge Mountains →
western North Carolina →
surface form: "Western North Carolina"
locatedOnRiver French Broad River →
Swannanoa River →
namedAfter Asheville, North Carolina’s namesake Samuel Ashe →
namedFor Samuel Ashe →
near Blue Ridge Parkway →
Great Smoky Mountains National Park →
Pisgah National Forest →
partOf Appalachia →
surface form: "Appalachian region"
sisterCity Karpenisi →
Osogbo →
San Cristóbal de las Casas →
Saumur →
Vladikavkaz →
state North Carolina →
timeZone Eastern Time Zone →
tourismAttraction Biltmore Estate →
Blue Ridge Parkway access →
Asheville, North Carolina →
surface form: "Downtown Asheville"

Grove Park Inn →
River Arts District →
transportHub Asheville Regional Airport →
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Diocese of Western North Carolina → cathedralLocatedIn → Asheville, North Carolina →
U.S. Route 19 → connectsCity → Asheville, North Carolina →
Buncombe County, North Carolina → contains → Asheville, North Carolina →
North Carolina → containsCity → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Asheville"
Buncombe County, North Carolina → countySeat → Asheville, North Carolina →
Diocese of Western North Carolina → episcopalSee → Asheville, North Carolina →
Biltmore Village → governedBy → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "City of Asheville"
this entity surface form: "Asheville Division"
Look Homeward, Angel → hasFictionalTownBasedOn → Asheville, North Carolina →
Buncombe County, North Carolina → largestCity → Asheville, North Carolina →
Antler Hill Village → locatedIn → Asheville, North Carolina →
Biltmore Dairy Barn → locatedIn → Asheville, North Carolina →
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Biltmore Estate → locatedIn → Asheville, North Carolina →
Biltmore Village → locatedIn → Asheville, North Carolina →
Biltmore Winery → locatedIn → Asheville, North Carolina →
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Blue Ridge Parkway → passesNear → Asheville, North Carolina →
Interstate 40 → passesThroughCity → Asheville, North Carolina →
Floyd McKissick → placeOfBirth → Asheville, North Carolina →
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Jermaine Dupri → placeOfBirth → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Asheville, North Carolina, United States"
Joe West → placeOfBirth → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Asheville, North Carolina, United States"
Cowboy Joe → placeOfBirth → Asheville, North Carolina →
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this entity surface form: "Asheville, North Carolina, United States"
Zelda Fitzgerald → placeOfDeath → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Asheville, North Carolina, United States"
George Washington Vanderbilt II → residence → Asheville, North Carolina →
Zelda Fitzgerald → residence → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Asheville, North Carolina, United States"
Diocese of Western North Carolina → territoryIncludes → Asheville, North Carolina →
Asheville, North Carolina → tourismAttraction → Asheville, North Carolina →
this entity surface form: "Downtown Asheville"
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