Castro is a Romance language word that originally derived from Latin castrum, a pre-Roman military camp or fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic:*Kassrik; Breton: kaer, *kastro). The English-language equivalent is chester.

It may refer to:

People

Places and jurisdictions

Brazil

  • Castro, Paraná, a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.

Chile

Greece

  • Curiate Italian designation for the Latin Catholic titular bishopric of Moglæna, now Almopia, a municipality of the Pella regional unit in Greek Macedonia.

Italy

Mexico

  • Castro, Baja California

Spain

Switzerland

United States

Other uses

See also

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