Asby, Sweden

Asby
Asby church
Asby church
Asby is located in Östergötland
Asby
Asby
Asby is located in Sweden
Asby
Asby
Coordinates: 57°54′10″N 15°12′27″E / 57.902778°N 15.2075°E / 57.902778; 15.2075
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland
MunicipalityYdre
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Asby is a village in Ydre Municipality, Östergötland County. It lies in the traditional province of Östergötland near the arm of the Lake Sommen called Asbyfjärden. According to Svenskt ortnamnslexikon the name of the locality is first attested in 1336 as Aasby, in reference to the drumlin-like ridge (Swedish: ås) the locality is built on.[1]

Sweden's stoutest spruce grows in Asby.[2]

  • View of Asby spruce from afar.
    View of Asby spruce from afar.
  • View of Asby spruce from below.
    View of Asby spruce from below.
  1. ^ Wahlberg, Mats (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (PDF) (in Swedish). Uppsala: Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet. p. 26. ISBN 91-7229-020-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "Stora träd i Ydre". ydre.se (in Swedish). Ydre kommun. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2019.