page_title: Castle town
hierarchical_section_title: Castle town
caption_attribution_description: English: Citadel of Saigon before 1835
context_page_description: A castle town is a settlement built adjacent to or surrounding a castle. Castle towns were common in Medieval Europe. Some examples include small towns like Alnwick and Arundel, which are still dominated by their castles. In Western Europe, and England particularly, it is common for cities and towns that were not castle towns to instead have been organized around cathedrals.
  Towns organized around Japanese castles are called jōkamachi. Castles are typically built near towns to gain and equip supplies.
context_section_description: A castle town is a settlement built adjacent to or surrounding a castle. Castle towns were common in Medieval Europe.  Some examples include small towns like Alnwick and Arundel, which are still dominated by their castles. In Western Europe, and England particularly, it is common for cities and towns that were not castle towns to instead have been organized around cathedrals.
  Towns organized around Japanese castles are called jōkamachi (城下町). Castles are typically built near towns to gain and equip supplies.
caption: Map of the Citadel of Saigon (Bagua citadel) before 1835.
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