Åsum is a place name and surname in

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( um)''.'' Alternative spellings include Aasum, Aasumb, and Awsumb. Åsum may refer to: * Åsum, Denmark, a village and eastern suburb of Odense, Funen, Denmark * Norra Åsum, a locality in Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden * Södra Åsum, a church in

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, Skåne County, Sweden

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