Piedmont region of Virginia

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physiographic region region of Virginia

The Piedmont region of Virginia is a rolling plateau between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Coastal Plain, characterized by fertile farmland, historic estates, and growing exurban communities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Southern Virginia Piedmont 1
Virginia Piedmont 1
Virginia Piedmont countryside 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region ⓘ
region of Virginia ⓘ
agriculturalProduct cattle ⓘ
grains ⓘ
hay ⓘ
poultry ⓘ
tobacco ⓘ
borders Appalachian Plateau via Blue Ridge transition ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia

Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form: Coastal Plain of Virginia
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
containsCity Charlottesville metropolitan area ⓘ
Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ
Town of Culpeper ⓘ
surface form: Culpeper, Virginia

Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ
surface form: Danville metropolitan area

Danville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Farmville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lynchburg metropolitan area ⓘ
Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ
Martinsville, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsHistoricSite Highland (Ash Lawn–Highland) ⓘ
surface form: Ash Lawn–Highland

Monticello ⓘ
Montpelier ⓘ
University of Virginia ⓘ
containsPart Central Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Central Virginia Piedmont

Northern Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Northern Virginia Piedmont

Piedmont region of Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Southern Virginia Piedmont
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
geology igneous rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ
knownFor fertile farmland ⓘ
growing exurban communities ⓘ
historic estates ⓘ
landUse agriculture ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
suburban development ⓘ
locatedBetween Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
locatedIn Virginia ⓘ
majorRiver Appomattox River ⓘ
Dan River NERFINISHED ⓘ
James River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rappahannock River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Piedmont region ⓘ
surface form: Piedmont physiographic province
physiographicProvince Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
surface form: Piedmont
relativeElevation higher than Coastal Plain of Virginia ⓘ
lower than Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia ⓘ
relativeLocation east of Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
west of Coastal Plain of Virginia ⓘ
terrain rolling plateau ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piedmont region of Virginia → containsPart → Piedmont region of Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Virginia Piedmont
Oatlands Historic House and Gardens → hasView → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Virginia Piedmont countryside
Shadwell, Virginia Colony → historicalRegion → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Appomattox County, Virginia → isPartOf → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
City of Manassas Park, Virginia → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Culpeper County, Virginia → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Danville, Virginia → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Fauquier County, Virginia → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Madison County, Virginia → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Virginia horse country → locatedIn → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Prince Edward County, Virginia → locatedInCountrySubdivision → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Charlottesville western bypass corridor
Albemarle County, Virginia → partOf → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Central Virginia → partOf → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Greene County, Virginia → partOf → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Spotsylvania County, Virginia → partOf → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Virginia horse country → partOf → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Virginia Piedmont
Fauquier County Courthouse → region → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Gainesville, Virginia → region → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
U.S. Route 29 Business in Warrenton → region → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Route 29 Business (Warrenton)
U.S. Route 29 Business in Culpeper → region → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
Fauquier Hospital → regionServed → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
U.S. Route 29 Business in Madison → regionServed → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Route 29 Business (Madison, Virginia)
Bull Run Mountains → separates → Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ