A castle town is a kind of town or city where residents live surrounding the castle at the center. The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ...

Many large towns and cities in Japan were originally created as castle towns. Among them are:

• Kumamoto
• Matsumoto
• Nagoya
• Tokushima

Castle towns are also common in Medieval Europe, where towns would form around ancient Roman fortresses. A good example is London, which sprang up around ancient Londinium and Paris, which arose from Lutetia. Categories: Cities in Kumamoto Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... Matsumoto (松本市) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... Tokushima (徳島市; -shi) is the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Londinium may refer to: Places Londinium, the ancient Roman name for London (see History of London). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Lutetia (sometimes Lutetia Parisiorum or Lucotecia, in French Lutèce) was a town in pre-Roman and Roman Gaul. ...