Editing Askøy (section)

==General information==
[[File:TettstedetBergen.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the urban areas of Askøy, in relation to the city of Bergen]]
[[File:Kleppestø.jpg|thumb|left|View of Kleppestø, looking northwest]]
The parish of ''Askøen'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1879, a small area of the neighboring municipality of [[Fana (municipality)|Fana]] (population: 18) was transferred to Askøen. On 1 January 1904, a small area near the village of [[Hanevik]] (population: 32) was transferred from Askøen to the neighboring municipality of [[Alversund (municipality)|Alversund]]. On 1 July 1918, the southern (mainland) portions of Askøy (population: 6,957) were separated from the municipality to form the new municipality of [[Laksevåg (municipality)|Laksevåg]]. This split left Askøy with 4,822 residents.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the [[Hanevik]] area (population: 193) on the island of [[Askøy (island)|Askøy]] was transferred to Askøy from the municipality of [[Meland]]. Also on that date, the old municipality of [[Herdla]] was dissolved. The parts of Herdla on the island of Askøy and the island of [[Herdla (island)|Herdla]] (population: 1,564) were also transferred to Askøy. This boundary adjustment put the entire island of Askøy, the island of Herdla, and many tiny surrounding islands in the municipality of Askøy.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the island of [[Askøy (island)|Askøy]]. The first element is named after the old ''[[Ask, Hordaland|Ask]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Askr}}) since the first [[Ask Church]] was built there. The name is identical to the word {{wikt-lang|non|askr}} which means "[[ash tree]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|øy}} which means "[[island]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=279 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Askøen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Askøy'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''. The letter ''y'' was added to the end of the word to "Norwegianize" the name ({{lang|da|ø}} is the Danish word for "island" and {{lang|no|øy}} is the Norwegian word).<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 28 September 1961. The [[blazon]] is ''"Argent, an [[ash tree]] on an island vert"'' ({{langx|no|Eit grønt asketre på ei øy mot botn i sølv}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a large [[ash tree]] on an island with three waves below. The arms are a [[canting arms|canting]] since the name of the municipality means something like ''ash tree island''. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Askøy |access-date=2023-05-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Askøy kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Ask%C3%B8y%20fra%20SNL.JPG.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dask%25C3%25B8y |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Askøy. It is part of the [[Vesthordland prosti]] [[deanery]] in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Askøy'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Ask||[[Ask Church]]||[[Ask, Hordaland|Ask]]||1908
|-
|Erdal||[[Erdal Church]]||[[Erdal, Hordaland|Erdal]]||2006
|-
|Herdla||[[Herdla Church]]||[[Herdla (island)|Herdla]]||1951
|-
|Strusshamn||[[Strusshamn Church]]||[[Strusshamn, Hordaland|Strusshamn]]||1969
|-
|Tveit||[[Tveit Church (Hordaland)|Tveit Church]]||[[Tveitevåg]]||1957
|}