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is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,804 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a
, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985. The Festival features live concerts, stage magic, arts and crafts, hot air ballooning, dance, children's activities and diverse carnival-style food. The Festival is held at
and is cosponsored by the county, town and the Wythe Arts Council . The town's name is pronounced "WITH-vill".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37.0 km²), of which, 14.3 square miles (37.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.
Wytheville is an important point on both I-77 and I-81 and lies amidst a Wrong-way concurrency of I-77 and I-81. It is located about halfway between Bristol, TN or Bristol, VA and Roanoke, VA. On the I-77 corridor, it is located about halfway between Charleston, WV and Charlotte, North Carolina. The nearby community of Fort Chiswell is the control city for the northbound traffic on I-77 coming from Charlotte, Statesville, Elkin, and Mount Airy, North Carolina. In the near future, Interstate 74 will go through Wytheville in addition to the two other interstates.
Due to the confluence of I-77, I-81 and several U.S. Highways, and its location in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Wytheville is known as "The Hub of Southwest Virginia" and "the Crossroads of the Blue Ridge."