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Castletown

Castletown is a fishing port in the south of the . For some 800 years it was the island's capital, but in the 19th century government functions moved away to Douglas.
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  • Type: Town with 3,100 residents
  • Description: town on the Isle of Man
  • Also known as: “Castletown, Isle of Man”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isle Of Man Airport and Castle Rushen.

Aerodrome
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is the main civilian on the . It is located in the south of the island at near Castletown, 6 nautical miles southwest of , the island's capital.

Museum
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is a medieval castle located in the 's historic capital, Castletown, in the south of the Island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east.

Museum
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The is the former meeting place of the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the 's parliament. It is located across the street from in Castletown, the former capital of the Isle of Man, in the south of the island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port St Mary and Ballasalla.

Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village near the southwest tip of the . It has a small harbour for leisure and fishing craft, but the main reason to visit is to explore the peninsula beyond, which has a scenic hamlet, gaping chasms, megaliths and clifftop views.

Village
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is a village in the parish of in the south-east of the . The village is situated close to the and 2 miles north-east of the town of Castletown.

Locality
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is an historic mound on the coast road between Castletown and , parish, .

Castletown

Latitude
54.0734° or 54° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
-4.6532° or 4° 39′ 11″ west
Population
3,100
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IM CTN
Open location code
9C6Q38FW+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10131472250
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3042255
Wiki­data ID
Q158530
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Castletown” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Castletown”
  • Basque: “Balley Chashtal”
  • Basque: “Castletown”
  • Belarusian: “Каслтаўн (Мэн)”
  • Belarusian: “Каслтаун”
  • Belarusian: “Каслтаўн”
  • Breton: “Balley Chashtal”
  • Cebuano: “Castletown”
  • Chinese: “卡斯爾敦”
  • Czech: “Balley Chashtal”
  • Czech: “Castletown”
  • Dutch: “Castletown”
  • Esperanto: “Castletown”
  • Finnish: “Castletown”
  • French: “Castletown Ile de Man”
  • French: “Castletown Isle of Mann”
  • French: “Castletown”
  • German: “Balley Chashtal”
  • German: “Castletown”
  • Greek: “Κάσλταουν”
  • Hebrew: “קסלטאון”
  • Irish: “Baile Chaistil”
  • Irish: “Balley Cashtal”
  • Irish: “Balley Chashtal”
  • Italian: “Castletown”
  • Japanese: “カッスルタウン (マン島)”
  • Japanese: “キャッスルタウン”
  • Lithuanian: “Kasltaunas”
  • Manx: “Balley Cashtal”
  • Manx: “Balley Chashtal”
  • Manx: “Balleychashtal”
  • Manx: “Valley Cashtal”
  • Manx: “Valley Chashtal”
  • Manx: “Valleychashtal”
  • 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: “Castletown”

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