Castletown
Castletown is a fishing port in the south of the Isle of Man. For some 800 years it was the island's capital, but in the 19th century government functions moved away to Douglas.
Photo: Padyer, Public domain.
- Type: Town with 3,100 residents
- Description: town on the Isle of Man
- Also known as: “Baile a‘ Chaisteil”, “Baile Chaisteil”, “Balley Cashtal”, “Balleychashtal”, “Castletown Ile de Man”, “Castletown Isle of Mann”, “Castletown, Isle of Man”, “Valley Cashtal”, “Valley Chashtal”, “Valleychashtal”, and “キャッスルタウン”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Isle Of Man Airport and Castle Rushen.
Old House of Keys
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port St Mary and Ballasalla.
Ballasalla
Village
Castletown
- Categories: district of the Isle of Man and locality
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.0733° or 54° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
-4.6532° or 4° 39′ 12″ west
Population
3,100
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IM CTN
Open location code
9C6Q38FW+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Castletown” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Castletown”
- Basque: “Castletown”
- Belarusian: “Каслтаўн (Мэн)”
- Belarusian: “Каслтаун”
- Belarusian: “Каслтаўн”
- Breton: “Balley Chashtal”
- Cebuano: “Castletown”
- Chinese: “卡斯爾敦”
- Cornish: “Balley Chashtal”
- Czech: “Castletown”
- Dutch: “Castletown”
- Esperanto: “Castletown”
- Finnish: “Castletown”
- French: “Castletown”
- German: “Castletown”
- Greek: “Κάσλταουν”
- Hebrew: “קסלטאון”
- Irish: “Baile Chaistil”
- Irish: “Balley Chashtal”
- Italian: “Castletown”
- Japanese: “カッスルタウン (マン島)”
- Lithuanian: “Kasltaunas”
- Manx: “Balley Chashtal”
- Northern Frisian: “Castletown (Eilun Man)”
- Northern Frisian: “Castletown”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Castletown”
- Norwegian: “Castletown”
- Persian: “کسلتاون”
- Polish: “Castletown”
- Russian: “Каслтаун”
- Scots: “Castletoun”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Balley Chashtal”
- Slovak: “Castletown”
- Slovenian: “Castletown”
- South Azerbaijani: “کسلتاون”
- Spanish: “Castletown”
- Swedish: “Castletown, Isle of Man”
- Ukrainian: “Каслтаун”
- Urdu: “کیسل ٹاؤن، آئل آف مین”
- Welsh: “Balley Chashtal”
- Welsh: “Castletown”
- “Balley Chashtal - Castletown”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Callow’s Yard and Knock Rushen.
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