A commercial and industrial city in southwest Virginia, United States. Population 94,911 (2000). Located between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau, it is the southern gateway to the Shenandoah Valley. It is the commercial, industrial and transportation center of the southern Shenandoah Valley, with industries such as furniture, textiles, clothing, electrical appliances and metals developing. Settlement began around 1740, and it grew rapidly with the opening of the railroad in 1882, and was incorporated as a city in 1884. [Mineaki Kanno] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
アメリカ合衆国、バージニア州南西部の商工業都市。人口9万4911(2000)。ブルー・リッジ山脈とアレゲニー高原の間に位置する、シェナンドア河谷への南の玄関口である。シェナンドア河谷南部の商工業、交通の中心地で、家具、繊維・織物、衣服、電気製品、金属などの工業が発達する。1740年ごろに定住が始まり、1882年の鉄道の開通によって急速に発展し、84年より市制が施行された。 [菅野峰明] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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