Charlottesville

Charlottesville, in central Virginia, is a lovely university town of about 40,000 with lots to offer. Charlottesville is a town steeped in history and culture.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monticello and Charlottesville Union Station.

Monticello

Museum

Photo: YF12s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monticello was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States.

Charlottesville Union Station

Railway station

Photo: Bill McChesney, CC BY 2.0.

The Charlottesville Union Station, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, is served by Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent, and daily Northeast Regional passenger trains.

Paramount Theater

Theater building

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, was designed by Rapp and Rapp and opened in 1931 as a movie theater. The Paramount continued showing movies until it closed in 1974.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University of Virginia and Pantops.

University of Virginia is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,704. University of Virginia is situated 2½ miles northwest of Charlottesville.

Pantops

Village

Pantops is a census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pantops had a population of 4,682.

Charlottesville

Also known as: “City of Charlottesville”
Location: Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.0293° or 38° 1′ 46″ north

Longitude

-78.4767° or 78° 28′ 36″ west

Population

46,600

Elevation

466 feet (142 metres)

Open location code

87C32GHF+P8

GeoNames ID

4752046

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In Other Languages

“Charlottesville” goes by many names.

French: “Ville de Charlottesville”

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Highlights include Carter–Gilmer House and Albemarle Historic District.

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