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Vasa may refer to:


Places

* Vaşa, Azerbaijan * Vasa County, a historic county in modern-day Finland *
Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),
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 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 memb ...
, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668 *
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 u ...
, 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 (disambiguation) * Wasa (disambiguation) * Wausa, Nebraska, named after Gustav Vasa, but with a slightly different spelling {{disambiguation, geo