Castle town
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A castle town is a town or city built adjacent to or surrounding a castle.
Many large towns and cities in Japan were originally created as castle towns. Among them are:
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, but the model is better preserved in small towns like Alnwick and Arundel, which are still dominated by their castles.
- In Bosnia and Hercegovina the town of Jajce is a castle town.
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