Europa may refer to:

Places

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

Europa (Roman province) Europa was a Roman province within the Diocese of Thrace. History Established by Roman Emperor Diocletian (284–305), the province largely corresponds to what is modern day European Turkey. The province's capital was initially Arcadiopolis ...

, a province within the Diocese of Thrace *

Europa (Seville Metro) Europa ( en, Europe) is a station of the Seville Metro on line 1 in the municipality of Dos Hermanas, Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of ...

, Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro *

Europa City EuropaCity was a French planned development outside Paris, initially scheduled to open in 2027. It was a joint project by the French real estate company Immochan and the Chinese investment company Dalian Wanda. It was introduced to the public as a ...

, Paris, France; a planned development *

Europa Cliffs The Europa Cliffs () are a group of interconnected hills and rock ridges on the west side of Jupiter Glacier in eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition ...

, Alexander Island, Antarctica *

Europa Island Europa Island (, ), in Malagasy Nosy Ampela is a low-lying tropical atoll in the Mozambique Channel, about a third of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique. The island had never been inhabited until 1820, when the French fam ...

, a small island in the Mozambique Channel which is a possession of France *

Europa Point Europa Point (Spanish language, Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa), is the southernmost point of Gibraltar (the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula being Punta de Tarifa 25 km southwest of Gibraltar). At the end of ...

, Gibraltar; the southernmost point of Gibraltar *

Europa Road Europa Road is a major road in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It begins near Trafalgar Cemetery and Trafalgar Road and connects the centre with the southern tip of the territory at Europa Point. Along its way the road passes The R ...

, Gibraltar *

Plaça d'Europa Plaça d'Europa (official name in Catalan, in es, Plaza de Europa) is a square in the District VII (Granvia l'Hospitalet) of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat suburb of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. Located on the Granvia de l'Hospitalet avenue at the ...

, Barcelona, Spain; a square *

Europa, Missouri Europa is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Europa was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1906. The community may be named after Europa Europa may refer t ...

, USA; a community

Astronomical locations

Europa (moon) Europa , or Jupiter II, is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet of all the 80 known moons of Jupiter. It is also the sixth-largest moon in the Solar System. Europa was discovered in 16 ...

, a moon of Jupiter *

52 Europa Europa ( minor planet designation: 52 Europa) is the 6th-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt, having a diameter of over 300 km, though it is not correspondingly massive. It is not round but is shaped like an ellipsoid of approximately ...

, an asteroid

Buildings and structures

Europa building The Europa building is the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union, located on the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in the European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. Its defining feature is the multi-storey "lantern-shaped" constr ...

, the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium *

Europa Hotel (disambiguation) Europa Hotel or Hotel Europa may refer to: * Hotel Evropa, a former name of the Hotel Europe (Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina * Hotel Europe (Vancouver), Canada * Hotel Europa, in the Edificio Gonzalo Mejía, Medellín, Colombia * Grand Hotel E ...

Europa Hut The Europa Hut (German: ''Europahütte'') is a mountain hut located in the Mattertal above Randa in the Mischabel range at 2,265 m, owned by the Swiss Alpine Club. It lies on the Grächen-Zermatt high trail, called ''Europaweg'' (also part of t ...

, a Swiss mountain hut *

Europa Tower The Europa Tower ( lt, Europos bokštas) is the tallest building in the Baltic states. It is located on Konstitucijos Avenue in Šnipiškės, a district of Lithuania's capital Vilnius. It rises 148 meters above the ground. It was designed by the Vi ...

, Vilnius, Lithuania

Fictional locations

* Europa, a fictional place in ''

Valkyria Chronicles ''Valkyria Chronicles'' is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing video games created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by Sega. The series began with ''Valkyria Chronicles'', which was released for the PlayStation ...

People

Europa of Macedon Europa of Macedon was the daughter of Philip II by his last wife, Cleopatra Eurydice. She is widely believed to have been murdered along with her mother, by Olympias, Philip's fourth wife and the mother of Alexander the Great. See also *Caranus ( ...

, the daughter of Philip II by his last wife, Cleopatra *

Madama Europa Madama Europa was the nickname of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), an opera singer, the first Jewish opera singer to achieve widespread fame outside of the Jewish community. She was the sister of the Jewish violinist and composer Salamone Rossi who is k ...

or Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), sister of Salamone Rossi

Greek mythology

Europa (consort of Zeus) In Greek mythology, Europa (; grc, Εὐρώπη, ''Eurṓpē'', ) was a Phoenician princess of Argive Greek origin, and the mother of King Minos of Crete. The continent of Europe may be named after her. The story of her abduction by Zeus in th ...

, a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology, from whom the name of the continent Europe is taken * Europa, one of the

Oceanids In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides (; grc, Ὠκεανίδες, Ōkeanídes, pl. of grc, Ὠκεανίς, Ōkeanís, label=none) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters o ...

, the daughters of the Titan Oceanus * Europa, daughter of the earth giant

Tityos Tityos or Tityus (Ancient Greek: Τιτυός) was a giant from Greek mythology. Family Tityos was the son of Elara; his father was Zeus. He had a daughter named Europa who coupled with Poseidon and gave birth to Euphemus, one of the Argonaut ...

and mother of Poseidon's son

Euphemus the Argonaut In Greek mythology, Euphemus ( grc, Εὔφημος, ''Eὔphēmos'', "reputable") was counted among the Calydonian hunters and the Argonauts, and was connected with the legend of the foundation of Cyrene. Family Euphemus was a son of Pos ...

Businesses

Europa (oil company) Europa was a New Zealand-owned oil company that was operated by the Todd family in New Zealand, in competition with overseas firms such as Texaco (now Caltex in NZ), Plume (now Mobil), Shell (now Z Energy) and Atlantic (now Mobil). Starting in Du ...

, a New Zealand company purchased by British Petroleum in 1989 *

EuropaCorp EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP.) is a French motion picture company headquartered in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and one of a few full service independent studios that both produces and distributes feature ...

, a French film production company *

CBS Europa CBS Europa (formerly Zone Europa, Europa Europa, Le Cinema and Wizja Le Cinema) is a Polish film channel. It broadcasts contemporary films, influential classics, acclaimed favourites and avant-garde productions. Distributors including Universal S ...

, a European television channel *

Europa Press (news agency) Europa Press is a Spanish news agency founded in 1953. It broadcasts news 24 hours a day, publishing 3,000 articles on average per day. It serves content to almost 2,000 clients, including the main Spanish media: radios; newspapers; televisions ...

, a Spanish news agency *

Europa Press The Europa Press was a publishing house founded and run by the Irish surrealist poet George Reavey. The press was based in Paris from its inception in 1932 until 1935, when Reavey moved to London. It ceased operation in 1939. The Europa Press is ...

, a 1932–1939 publishing house founded by George Reavey

Computing and technology

Europa (web portal) Europa is the official web portal of the European Union (EU), providing information on how the EU works, related news, events, publications and links to websites of institutions, agencies and other bodies. ''.europa.eu'' is also used as a commo ...

, a web portal of the European Union * Europa, a line of small engines by

Briggs & Stratton Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of gasoline engines with headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Engine production averages 10 million units per year as of April 2015. The company reports that it has 13 large facilit ...

* Europa, a release of

Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ce ...

Currency

Europa (currency) The europa was a token coinage created in 1928 by , a politician and industrialist from the Nièvre region in France. The currency was promoted by , the elected deputy for the Haute-Loire who, along with Archer, was an influential figure in the E ...

, a federal European coinage issued in 1928 *

Europa Coins The Europa Coin Programme, also known as the European Silver Programme, or the Eurostar Programme, is an initiative dedicated to the issuance of collector-oriented legal tender coins in precious metals to celebrate European identity. The issuing ...

, coins with a common theme issued by European countries

Film

* ''Europa'' (1931 film), a short film by Stefan Themerson and Franciszka Themerson * ''Europa'' trilogy, a film trilogy by Lars von Trier ** ''Europa'' (1991 film), the third film in the trilogy * ''Europa'' (2021 film), an Iraqi drama film

Literature

* ''Europa'' (novel), a 1997 novel by Tim Parks * ''Europa'', a 1972 novel by

Romain Gary Romain Gary (; 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew (, and also known by the pen name Émile Ajar), was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt under two names. He i ...

Music

Europa (musical duo) Europa is a musical duo created by DJ Jax Jones and Martin Solveig in 2019. Jones teased the formation of Europa as well as their first track on Twitter on the 26 March 2019. It was released later the same year titled " All Day and Night" wherein ...

, an electronic supergroup consisting of Jax Jones and Martin Solveig *

Europa (record label) Europa (styled as EUROPA) is a German record label, originally owned by Miller International Records Company (Germany). It has since belonged to the MCA Inc. and Bertelsmann Music Group, and is now owned by Sony Corporation of America. It was o ...

, a German record label *

Europa Philharmonie The Europa Philharmonie is a European symphony orchestra made up of musicians from European Union countries as well as musicians from all over the world who have made Europe their home. Since 2009, the orchestra has been based in Baden-Württember ...

, a symphony orchestra based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Albums

* ''Europa'' (Covenant album), 1998 * ''Europa'' (Holly Johnson album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Europa'' (Ron Korb album) or the title song, 2013 * ''Europa'' (EP), by Diplo, 2019 * ''Europa'' (Taco Hemingway album), 2020

Songs

* "

Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" is an instrumental from the Santana album '' Amigos'', written by Carlos Santana and Tom Coster. It is one of Santana's most popular compositions and it reached the top in the Spanish Singles Chart in July 1 ...

", by Carlos Santana, 1976 * "Europa", by Blondie from ''

Autoamerican ''Autoamerican'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 and reached in the UK charts, in the US, and in Australia. Background The album was a radical departure for the band, with the openin ...

'', 1980 * "Europa", by Girls' Generation from '' Mr.Mr.'', 2014 * "Europa", by

Globus Globus is Latin for ''sphere'' or ''globe''. It may also refer to: Business * Globus Medical, a medical device company in Audubon, PA * Globus (clothing retailer), an Indian clothing retail store * Globus (company), a Swiss department store chai ...

* "Europa", by Mónica Naranjo from ''

Tarántula ''Tarantula'' is the sixth studio-album by Spanish popstar Mónica Naranjo. It was released on 22 April 2008 in Spain after the release of the lead single "Europa", which reached #1 on the Spanish Singles Chart for 6 consecutive weeks. This albu ...

'', 2008 * "Europa", by Prozzäk from ''

Hot Show ''Hot Show'' is the debut studio album by Canadian pop duo Prozzäk. It was released through Epic Records on 2 November 1998 in Canada, and 17 August 1999 in the United States. The album was very successful in Canada, being certified Triple P ...

'', 1998 * "Europa", by Rosetta from ''

The Galilean Satellites ''The Galilean Satellites'' is the first studio album by American post-metal band Rosetta, released in 2005 on Translation Loss Records. The album is two discs long and the track lengths on each disc correspond to each other, indicating that the ...

'', 2005 * "Europa", by Slapp Happy and Henry Cow from ''

Desperate Straights ''Desperate Straights'' is a collaborative studio album by United Kingdom, British avant-rock Musical ensemble, groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow. It was recorded at Virgin Records' The Manor Studio, Manor Studio and Nova Sound Studios in Novembe ...

'', 1975

Radio stations

Europa FM (Romania) Europa FM is a Romanian radio station which started airing on 26 May 2000. Its programming consists of a variety of shows, including news, music and morning shows. It was previously owned by Lagardère Active, but has been owned by Czech Media Inve ...

Europa FM (Spain) Europa FM is a Spanish musical radio station part of the Atresmedia media group. It is based in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Cata ...

Europa Plus Europa Plus () is a Russian commercial radio station. It is owned by the European Media Group and started broadcasting on 30 April 1990. It is mainly formatted with Hot AC and Top 40. Europa Plus began brodcasting in the USSR in 1990. Europa P ...

, a Russia-based group of stations operating in several countries

Sports

CE Europa Club Esportiu Europa is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Gràcia, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1907, it plays in the Segunda División RFEF, Segunda ...

, a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona *

NFL Europa NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...

(formerly NFL Europe and World League of American Football), an American football competition from 1991 until 2007 *

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

, the second most important European competition for UEFA-eligible football clubs *

Europa F.C. Europa FC is a football club from Gibraltar which plays in the Gibraltar National League. As with all other clubs in the territory, Europa FC currently shares the Victoria Stadium on Winston Churchill Avenue. The club also operates a women's ...

, a football club based in Gibraltar

Transportation

Aerospace

* ''Europa'' (rocket), an early expendable launch system project of the European Launcher Development Organisation *

Air Europa Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U., branded as Air Europa, is the third-largest Spanish airline after Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain; it has its main hub at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport w ...

, the third largest airline in Spain *

Europa Aircraft Europa Aircraft is a British kitplane manufacturer that produces the Europa XS. The company was established to produce a small kit-built low-wing aircraft for personal use within Europe, with these design goals: high speed, low cost, able to ...

, a light-aircraft kitplane company based in the UK *

Europa XS Europa may refer to: Places * Europe * Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace * Europa (Seville Metro), Seville, Spain; a station on the Seville Metro * Europa City, Paris, France; a planned development * Europa Cliffs ...

, a light-aircraft kitplane made in the UK

Automobiles

Bizzarrini Europa The Bizzarrini Europa was a small grand tourer produced by Bizzarrini between 1966 and 1969. The Europa was intended to be a smaller, lower cost alternative to the more expensive Strada model that would take Bizzarrini into volume production and ...

, a small GT car produced by Bizzarrini between 1966 and 1969 *

Lotus Europa The Lotus Europa name is used on two distinct mid-engine GT cars built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The original Europa and its variants comprise the Lotus Types 46, 47, 54, 65 and 74, and were produced between 1966 and 1975. ...

, a sports car manufactured by Lotus Cars * Europa, a Tata Motors luxury concept car shown in 2009

Rail

Europa (Brescia Metro) Europa is a station of the Brescia Metro, in the city of Brescia in northern Italy. The station is located on the west side of Viale Europa at Via Branze, near the Faculties of Medicine and Engineering of the University of Brescia. References

...

, a station in Brescia, Italy *

, a station in Seville, Spain

Ships

* ''Europa'' (1781 EIC ship), a British East Indiaman * ''Bark Europa'', a Dutch tall ship, rigged as a bark (barque), built in 1911 and now used mainly for sail training * , five ships * SS ''Europa'' (1922) or SS ''Mongolia'', an immigrant ship on the Europe to North America route * SS ''Europa'' (1928), an ocean liner operated by the North German Lloyd

Military

* , six ships and a shore establishment * USS ''Europa'' (AP-177), a troop transport * ''Europa'' (AK-81), a US Army port repair ship (renamed ''Thomas F. Farrell Jr.'') *

Europa Batteries The Europa Batteries are a group of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Facing the North African coast, they are the most southerly batteries in Gibraltar and were built to cover ships approaching from the Mediterr ...

, a group of artillery batteries in Gibraltar

Other uses

* ''Europa'' (wargame), a series of board wargames launched in 1973 *

Europa postage stamp The Europa postage stamp (also known as Europa - CEPT until 1992) is an annual joint issue of stamps with a common design or theme by postal administrations of member countries of the European Communities (1956–1959), the European Conference of P ...

, issued annually since 1956, representing the founding six members of the European Coal and Steel Community *

Prix Europa {{notability, Events, date=March 2021 PRIX EUROPA – The European Broadcasting Festival – is the Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. The event takes place in the third week of October in Berlin, Germany. PRIX E ...

, Europe's largest annual tri-medial (television, radio and online) festival and competition * ''Europa'' (Italian newspaper) * ''

Europa Magazine Europa Magazine is the only monthly magazine in the Bosnian language in the United States. Overview The first edition of the ''Europa Magazine'' was published in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. sta ...

'', a Serbo-Croatian-language magazine in the United States