Idolobhana yindawo yokuhlala abantu .Amadolobha ngokuvamile kunangendlela nemizana kanye ezincane kuno emadolobheni, nakuba nenqubo ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwabo nemikhuba yazo ihluke kakhulu ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomhlaba. Igama "idolobha" labelana ngemvelaphi negama lesiJalimane elithi Zaun , igama lesiDashi elithi tuin , kanye ne- Old Norse tún.Igama lokuqala lamaProto-Germanic, * tūnan, kucatshangwa ukuthi liboleka kusenesikhathi kuProto -Celtic * dūnom (cf. dún esidala sase-Ireland , I- Welsh din ). Umqondo wokuqala wegama kuzo zombili iziJalimane nesiCeltic wawungowenqaba noma indawo ebiyelwe.Izinkomba ze- "town" ngezilimi eziningi zesimanje zaseJalimane zisho uthango noma uthango.NgesiNgisi nangesiDashi, incazelo yaleli gama yathatha umqondo wesikhala lalezi zicingo ezivalekile, futhi lapho kufanele kugijime khona ithrekhi.ENgilandi, idolobha lalingahambisani umphakathi omncane ukuthi ababengenamandla okukuthola noma ubekade angavunyelwe Yakha izindonga noma ezinye izinqaba ezinkulu, wakha udonga, amaqembu noma stockade esikhundleni.  ENetherlands, lesi sikhala kwakuyinsimu, ikakhulukazi leyo yabacebile, eyayinocingo oluphakeme noma udonga olubazungezile (njengensimu yesigodlo saseHet Loo e- Apeldoorn, okwakuyisibonelo se ingadi kaWilliam III noMary II eHampton Court ).