Axel may refer to:
People
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Axel (name)
Axel (also ''Aksel'') is a Scandinavian, German language, German, French language, French, and Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is :fi:Akseli ...
, all persons with the name
Places
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Axel, Netherlands
Axel is a city in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, about 31 km southeast of Vlissingen. Axel received city rights in 1213.
History
The city was first between 987 and 994 as Axla. The etym ...
, a town
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Capture of Axel
The Capture of Axel was a military event during the Dutch Revolt and the Anglo–Spanish War in which the town of Axel, defended by the Spanish, was captured by an Anglo-Dutch force led by Sir Philip Sidney, with the garrison being put to the s ...
, a battle at Axel in 1586
Arts, entertainment, media
* ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by
Nigel Wingrove
Nigel Wingrove (born 26 October 1957) is the founder of the horror film company Salvation Films and the Redemption film label and creator of the online alternative female collectivethe Satanic Sluts He is also a film director and the only direct ...
* ''Axel'', a
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...
show
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Axël
''Axël'' is a drama by French writer Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, published in 1890. It was influenced by his participation in the Paris Commune, the Gnostic philosophy of Hegel as well as the works of Goethe and Victor Hugo. It begins in an ...
'', an 1890 drama play by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
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Axel (dance turn)
In dance and gymnastics, a turn is a rotation of the body about the vertical axis. It is usually a complete rotation of the body, although quarter (90°) and half (180°) turns are possible for some types of turns. Multiple, consecutive turns are ...
, a type of turn performed in dance
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Axel lift
An Axel lift in pair skating is a movement in which the woman is turned over her partner's head one and a half times.
From a position of holding hands on one side, her partner lifts her with his hand under her armpit and the lift begins from the w ...
, a movement in pair skating
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Axel jump
Axel may refer to:
People
* Axel (name), all persons with the name
Places
* Axel, Netherlands, a town
** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586
Arts, entertainment, media
* ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove
* ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...
, a type of jump in figure skating
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Axel F
"Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film ''Beverly Hills Cop'' performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It was an international number one hit in 1985.
Background
The title comes from the main character's name in the film, Axel ...
", the 1985 instrumental theme song of ''Beverly Hills Cop'' by Harold Faltermeyer
Companies, organizations
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Axel Hotels
Axel Hotels is an international hotel chain, parented by the Axel Corporation aimed to the lgbtq+ community. It was founded in 2003 by Juan P. Julia Blanch and known as the first LGBT and hetero-friendly hotel chain. Albert Olivé is currently ...
, hotel chain
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Axel Springer SE
Axel Springer SE () is a German digital and popular periodical publishing house which is the largest in Europe, with numerous multimedia news brands, such as '' Bild'', ''Die Welt'', and ''Fakt'' and more than 15,000 employees. It generated to ...
, largest digital publishing house in Europe
Other uses
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Axel Maersk
Axel may refer to:
People
* Axel (name), all persons with the name
Places
* Axel, Netherlands, a town
** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586
Arts, entertainment, media
* ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove
* ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...
, Danish container ship
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Citroën Axel
The Oltcit Club was a supermini produced between 1984 and 1988 and developed in co-operation by Citroën of France and Oltcit, a joint venture company with the Romanian government.
They were powered by the air-cooled engines from the Citroën ...
, automobile made by Citroën
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Typhoon Axel (disambiguation) The name Axel has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean.
*Typhoon Axel (1992) (T9201, 01W), a Category 1 typhoon that caused heavy damage to several of the Marshall Islands
*Typhoon Axel (1994)
The 1994 Pacific typhoon ...
, multiple storms named Axel
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Aksel :''See Kusaila for the 7th-century Berber leader.''
Aksel is a masculine name, used predominantly throughout Scandinavia, a variant of Axel.
People with the name include:
*Aksel Agerby (1889–1942), Danish composer, organist, and music admin ...
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Axl (disambiguation)
Axl may refer to:
People
* Axl Rose, lead singer of Guns N' Roses
* Axl Rotten, ring name for former professional wrestler Brian Knighton (1971–2016)
* Axl Hazarika, an Indian musician
* Axl Beats, a British drill music producer
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Axle
An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearing ...
, a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear
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