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Acastle town is a settlement built adjacent to or surrounding acastle. Castle towns were common inMedieval Europe. Some examples include small towns likeAlnwick andArundel, 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 aroundcathedrals.
Towns organized aroundJapanese castles are calledjōkamachi(城下町). Castles are typically built near towns to gain and equip supplies.[1]
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