Spartanburg, South Carolina

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Spartanburg, South Carolina is a city in the Upstate region known as a regional economic and educational hub and a key stop on Amtrak’s Crescent passenger rail line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
county Spartanburg County
foundedIn 18th century
governingBody Spartanburg City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasAreaCode 864
hasCulturalAttraction Chapman Cultural Center
Spartanburg Art Museum
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Spartanburg Historic District
hasInstitution Converse University
Spartanburg Community College
USC Upstate
surface form: University of South Carolina Upstate

Wofford College
hasMajorEmployer BMW US Manufacturing Company
surface form: BMW Manufacturing (nearby Greer plant influence)

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
hasMajorRoad Interstate 26 NERFINISHED
Interstate 85 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 221 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED
hasNickname Hub City
hasPark Barnet Park
hasPassengerRailStation Spartanburg Amtrak station
hasPublicTransit SPARTA (Spartanburg Area Regional Transit Agency)
incorporatedAsCityIn 19th century
isCountySeatOf Spartanburg County
isRegionalHubFor culture
education
healthcare
manufacturing
retail
transportation
isStopOn Amtrak Crescent
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Greenville, South Carolina
locatedOn Catawba River
surface form: Pacolet River watershed
namedAfter Spartan Regiment
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Piedmont region
partOfCombinedStatisticalArea Greenville–Spartanburg metropolitan area
surface form: Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson CSA
partOfMetropolitanArea Greenville–Spartanburg metropolitan area
surface form: Spartanburg metropolitan area
postalCodePrefix 293
region Upstate South Carolina
servedByRailLine Amtrak Crescent
state South Carolina

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BMW X7 assembly Spartanburg, South Carolina
this entity surface form: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
U.S. Route 29 connectsCity Spartanburg, South Carolina
Crescent routeVia Spartanburg, South Carolina
Crescent (train) servesCity Spartanburg, South Carolina
subject surface form: Crescent
this entity surface form: Spartanburg
Interstate 85 servesCity Spartanburg, South Carolina
Colmar twinTown Spartanburg, South Carolina
this entity surface form: Spartanburg