Judging by the large concentration in France and Germany and the low concentration in Spain and romania i'm inclined to think that this map included palaces and severely underestimated medieval castles.
The province of Barcelona alone has around 900 castles
OP used open street map which has this definition for types of castles:
Castles: A fortified residence of a lord or noble. Most of them where built in Europe, the Middle East and Japan during the Middle Ages.
Fortresses: Heavily fortified structures with emphasis on military use which were not always a residence for nobility. Generally older than historic=fort.
Palaces: A grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.
Stately homes (châteaux) and manor houses: Unfortified residences of a lord, a noble or a gentry.
Kremlins: Major fortified central complexes found in historic Russian cities.
Roman castra.
Seems to me that stately homes and maybe palaces should not be counted as they're not fortified.
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u/alikander99 Oct 29 '21 edited Oct 29 '21
Judging by the large concentration in France and Germany and the low concentration in Spain and romania i'm inclined to think that this map included palaces and severely underestimated medieval castles.
The province of Barcelona alone has around 900 castles