Askome

Askome is a village and former parish in Falkenberg municipality, Halland county.

Geography and geology

Askome is situated at the eastern bank of the river Ätran. The parish had an area of 32.82 km², of which 31.16 km² was land. The parish was delimited by the river to then north and the west, except for a small area that used to be an ait. The island belonged to Ljungby, and still does so, even though it is now on the "wrong" side of the river. The parish bordered Vessige in the south and Gällared and Krogsered in the north and north east. The cultivated land is mainly along river Ätran and downstream Ätrafors, while the remainder is forested.

The bedrock consists of gneiss. The forested area is dominated by till, while the cultivated areas consists of gravel and clay. The area is comparativelly hilly, the highest hill being "Askome berg" at 172 meter over sealeval, while the lowest point is along the river, at 20 meter over sealevel.

History

Several flint object has been found in Askome, but no stone age graves. The remains from the bronze age is also sparse compared to surrounding areas. The main Iron Age remains are a centrally located stone circle and urn field, as well as two menhirs at Askome field.

Askome belonged to Årstad hundred. The name consists of two parts, "ask" and "ome". Ask commes from ash, while "ome" means home and is common in hallandic placenames, in particular in vicinity of the village. The name is first mentioned in 1523. Letters from the following decades show that the village came to belong to Hjuleberg.

The current church was built in 1780 and a tower was added in 1804. The parish was merged with Alfshög and Vessigebro parishes in 2006 to form a new parish, Vessige. The old parish had about 200 inhabitants.

ources

*cite book|title=Ortnamnen i Hallands län - del 2|location=Lund|year=1950|author=Kungliga Ortnamnskommissionen/Jöran Sahlgren
*cite book|title=Boken om Askome|author=Studiecirkeln hemsocknen - Askome|publisher=Studiecirkeln hemsocknen - Askome|location=Varberg|year=1957|printer=Bröderna Carlsson Boktryckeri AB

External links

* [http://www.hn.se/m_standard.php?id=335924&avdelning_1=109&avdelning_2=167& Askome i ny församling] sv icon
* [http://web.telia.com/~u34619494/index.htm Askome med 'Hallands vackraste väg'] sv icon