Editing Asikkala (section)

== History ==
The oldest prehistoric objects discovered in Asikkala, primarily tools, are presumed to date back to approximately 3000 BCE. The island of Kotasaari in the village of [[Kalkkinen]] has been a significant source of finds as well; the settlement on the island dates back to the [[Stone Age]]. In the [[Middle Age]], the hunters populating the area of Asikkala made excursions towards the north on the Päijänne. The oldest villages in the municipality are presumed to be Kalkkinen as well as [[Anianpelto]], the former of which also housed the largest estate in the area, known as Iisakkila or Kalkkinen.<ref name="finlandia">{{Cite book|last=Huovinen|first=Pentti|last2=Rikkinen|first2=Kalevi|last3=Sihvo|first3=Hannes|title=Finlandia: Otavan iso maammekirja, osa 3: Häme ja Pirkanmaa|publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Otava]]|year=1984|isbn=951-1-07914-X|location=[[Helsinki]]|pages=50–53|language=fi}}</ref>

Asikkala is mentioned in writing for the first time in a document concerning a border dispute with [[Sysmä]] in 1443. It is mentioned in 1445 as an administrative parish, whose subordinates in taxation included the villages of Viitaila, Asikkala and [[Urajärvi]], and later [[Ruuhijärvi]] in modern-day [[Nastola]]. In the early 1600s, Asikkala became an independent chapel parish from the mother parish of [[Hollola]].<ref name="finlandia"/>