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Vasa may refer to: Places * Vaşa, Azerbaijan * Vasa County, a historic county in modern-day Finland * Vaasa or Vasa, Finland * Vasa, Rajasthan, a village in Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India * Vasa, Palghar, a village in Maharashtra, India * Väsa, a village in Dalarna, Sweden * Vasa Loch, a brackish lagoon in Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK * Vasa Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, U.S. Other uses * Vasa (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * ''Vasa'' (ship), a Swedish warship that sank in 1628 * House of Vasa, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668 * Order of Vasa, a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden ** Vasa Medal, a Swedish medal * ''vasa'' gene, a gene that is essential for germ cell development * Vasa IFK, a Finnish football club * Vasa parrot, a genus of parrots from Madagascar * Vasa Museum, a museum in Stockholm, Sweden See also * Vaasa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vaşa
Vaşa (also, Vasha and Vosha) is a village and municipality in the Ismayilli District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 165. References * {{Ismayilli-geo-stub Populated places in Ismayilli District ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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House Of Vasa
The House of Vasa or Wasa Georg Starbäck in ''Berättelser ur Sweriges Medeltid, Tredje Bandet'' pp 264, 275, 278, 291–296 & 321 ( sv, Vasaätten, pl, Wazowie, lt, Vazos) was an early modern royal house founded in 1523 in Sweden. Its members ruled the Kingdom of Sweden from 1523 to 1654 and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1668. Its agnatic line became extinct with the death of King John II Casimir of Poland in 1672. The House of Vasa descended from a Swedish 14th-century noble family, tracing agnatic kinship to Nils Kettilsson (Vasa) (died 1378), ''fogde'' of ''Tre Kronor'' Castle in Stockholm. Several members held high offices during the 15th century. In 1523, after the abolition of the Kalmar Union, Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) became King Gustav I of Sweden and the royal house was founded. His reign is sometimes referred to as the beginning of the modern state of Sweden, which included the King's break with the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vaasa (other)
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Vaasa is a city in Finland. Vaasa may refer to: ** Vaasa Airport, located south-east of Vaasa city ** Vaasa Arena, located in Vaasa city ** Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, polytechnic university in Vaasa city ** Vaasa Oy, a former publishing and printing house now owned by Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj * Vaasa (electoral district), a constituency represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament) * Vaasa Province, a province of Finland disbanded in 1997 * Vaasa granite, a garnet-bearing granitoid * 1507 Vaasa, an asteroid * Vaasa (''Forgotten Realms''), a fictional kingdom in ''Forgotten Realms'' See also * Vasa (other) * Vassa The ''Vassa'' ( pi, vassa-, script=Latn, sa, varṣa-, script=Latn, both "rain") is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners. Taking place during the wet season, Vassa lasts for three lunar months, usually from July ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa Museum
The Vasa Museum ( sv, Vasamuseet) is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th-century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship '' Vasa'' that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa Museum opened in 1990 and, according to the official website, is the most visited museum in Scandinavia. Together with other museums such as the Stockholm Maritime Museum, it belongs to the Swedish National Maritime Museums (SNMM). History From the beginning of 1961 to 1983, ''Vasa'' was housed in a temporary structure called Wasavarvet ("The Vasa Shipyard") where she was treated with polyethylene glycol. Visitors could only view the ship from two levels and the maximum distance was only 5 m (17 ft). In 1981, the Swedish government decided that a permanent ''Vasa'' museum was to be constructed and a competition for the design of the museum building was organized. A total of 384 archite ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa Parrot
:''The name vasa parrot is also used for the greater vasa parrot.'' The vasa parrots (''Coracopsis'') are four species of parrot which are endemic to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean. Some taxonomists formerly placed the genus in '' Mascarinus'', but this is now thought to be based on the results of a heavily flawed, later-debunked genetic study. Taxonomy The genus '' Coracopsis'' was introduced in 1832 by the German ornithologist Johann Georg Wagler. The type species was designated as the lesser vasa parrot by George Robert Gray in 1840. Species The genus contains four species: *''Coracopsis vasa'', (Shaw) 1812 – (greater vasa parrot) **''Coracopsis vasa comorensis'', (Peters,W) 1854 **''Coracopsis vasa drouhardi'', Lavauden 1929 **''Coracopsis vasa vasa'', (Shaw) 1812 *''Coracopsis nigra'', (Linnaeus) 1758 – (lesser vasa parrot also known as black parrot) **''Coracopsis nigra libs'', Bangs 1927 **''Coracopsis nigra nigra'', (Linnaeus) 1758 *''C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa IFK
Vasa IFK (VIFK) is a Finnish football club, located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club, BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000. Their representative team moved up to Ykkönen at end of season 2005 which is the second-highest level in Finland. The visit lasted three years and the team was relegated to Kakkonen after finishing 12th place in the 2008 season. The club has a great history, but has yet to achieve the same kind of success as in the mid-20th century. Vasa IFK have won the Finnish championship three times, in 1944, 1946 and 1953. They were runners-up in 1945 and 1951 and finished third in 1950 and 1955. In 1947 and 1948, Vasa IFK also won the league hosted by the FA. In that time there were two separate leagues due to political circumstances. The other league was hosted by the organisation for the labour clubs, TUL. The club has also been active ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa Gene
''Vasa'' is an RNA binding protein with an ATP-dependent RNA helicase that is a member of the DEAD box family of proteins. The vasa gene is essential for germ cell development and was first identified in ''Drosophila melanogaster'', but has since been found to be conserved in a variety of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans. The Vasa protein is found primarily in germ cells in embryos and adults, where it is involved in germ cell determination and function, as well as in multipotent stem cells, where its exact function is unknown. Gene The Vasa gene is a member of the DEAD box family of RNA helicases in ''Drosophila melanogaster.'' Its human ortholog, Ddx4, is located on human chromosome 5q. It is syntenic to mouse chromosome 13, where the mouse vasa gene is located. The gene is conserved in many invertebrates and vertebrate species such as ''Caenorhabditis elegans'', ''Xenopus'', Zebrafish, flatworms, echinoderms, molluscs, nematodes, mice and rats as an important par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa Medal
Vasa Medal ( sv, Vasamedaljen, VGM/SM) Is a Swedish medal, awarded for general civil virtues. It was established by King Oscar II of Sweden in 1895. It was given in gold and silver in 8th and 5th sizes. It ceased to be awarded in 1974. Torsten Stålnacke and Stig von Bayer and nine other Swedish soldiers was awarded the Vasa Medal between 1962 and 1964 for their services during the Congo Crisis. Stålnacke was nominated for ''För tapperhet i fält'', but the general understanding was that this was not suitable for a medal whose statutes spoke of "fight against the enemies of the kingdom". When the "Swedish war decorations" (''Svenska krigsdekorationer'') were investigated in 1944 and 1951, the idea that Swedish soldiers would experience war situations without the kingdom formally being in a state of war was not widespread. The result was that the 11 soldiers who distinguished themselves by acts of valor received the Vasa Medal. Those who "only" were wounded got nothing. It was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Order Of Vasa
The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III. It was unrestricted by birth or education and could therefore be awarded to anyone (as opposed to the Order of the Polar Star, which was intended as a reward for the learned professions). It was the most junior of all the Swedish orders. It was often awarded to Norwegian subjects of the dual monarchy until Oscar I founded the Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1847. Since 1974 the order is no longer conferred: officially it has been declared as "dormant", along with the Order of the Sword. In 2019, a parliamentary committee was instructed to establish guidelines on how to re-introduce the Swedish orders, including the Order of Vasa, into the Swedish honours system and how Swedish citizens again can be appointed to Swedish orders. The committee pres ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa (ship)
''Vasa'' or ''Wasa'' () is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century, until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping area in Stockholm harbor. The ship was salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961. She was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Vasa Shipyard") until 1988 and then moved permanently to the Vasa Museum in the Royal National City Park in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and has been seen by over 35 million visitors since 1961. Since her recovery, ''Vasa'' has become a widely recognized symbol of the Swedish Empire. The ship was built on the orders of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus as part of the military expansion he initiated in a war with Poland-Lithuania (1621–1629). She was c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa County
Vasa may refer to: Places * Vaşa, Azerbaijan * Vasa County, a historic county in modern-day Finland * Vaasa or Vasa, Finland * Vasa, Rajasthan, a village in Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India * Vasa, Palghar, a village in Maharashtra, India * Väsa, a village in Dalarna, Sweden * Vasa Loch, a brackish lagoon in Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK * Vasa Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, U.S. Other uses * Vasa (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * ''Vasa'' (ship), a Swedish warship that sank in 1628 * House of Vasa, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668 * Order of Vasa, a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden ** Vasa Medal, a Swedish medal * ''vasa'' gene, a gene that is essential for germ cell development * Vasa IFK, a Finnish football club * Vasa parrot, a genus of parrots from Madagascar * Vasa Museum, a museum in Stockholm, Sweden See also * Vaasa ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vasa (name)
Vasa is a masculine given name and nickname (short for ''Vasilije''), as well as a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Vasa Mihich (born 1933), American artist * Vasa Mijić (born 1973), Serbian volleyball player * Vasa Stajić (1878—1947), Serbian writer and philosopher * Vasilije Vasa Čarapić (1768–1806), Serbian ''voivode'' (military commander) * Vasilije Vasa Jovanović (1874–1970), Serbian lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik movement and a founding member of the League of Nations * Vasilije Vasa Živković (1819–1891), Serbian poet and Orthodox priest * Vasilije Vasa Pelagić (1833–1899), Bosnian Serb writer, physician, educator, clergyman, nationalist and proponent of utopian socialism * Vasilije Vaso Čubrilović (''Vasilije Vasa Čubrilović''; 1897–1990), Bosnian Serb scholar and politician * Eero Vasa (born 1997), Finnish tennis player * Robert F. Vasa (born 1951), American Roman Catholic prelate and former Bishop of Baker See also * V ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |