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Åsa (other)
Åsa may refer to: Given name * Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (c. 800 – c. 850), Norwegian queen and regent * Åsa Domeij (born 1962), former politician for the Swedish Green Party * Åsa Eriksson (politician) (born 1972), Swedish politician * Åsa Karlsson (born 1973), Swedish politician * Åsa Larsson (born 1966), Swedish crime-fiction writer * Åsa Regnér (born 1964), Swedish politician * Åsa Romson (born 1972), Swedish politician * Åsa Sandell (born 1967), Swedish journalist and former boxer * Åsa Svedmark (born 1961), Swedish alpine skier * Åsa Svensson (born 1975), Swedish tennis player * Åsa Westlund (born 1976), Swedish politician Other uses * Åsa, Kungsbacka, Halland County, Sweden ** Åsa IF, a Swedish football club based in Åsa * Åsa, Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway, a village See also * Aasa (other) * Asa (other) Asa may refer to: People and fictional characters * Asa (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Haraldsdottir Of Agder
Åsa Haraldsdottir of Agder (died ?) was a semi-legendary Norwegian Viking Age queen regnant of the petty kingdom of Agder. According to sagas referencing the clan Yngling (''Ynglingaätten''), she was the mother of Halfdan the Black (''Halvdan Svarte''), Sigurd Ring (''Sigurd Hringrr'') and also grandmother of King Harald Fairhair (''Harald Hårfagre'') and the legendary King Ragnar Lothbrok (''Ragnarr Loðbrók''). Biography Åsa was the daughter of King Harald Granraude of Agder. King Gudrød the Hunter (''Gudrød Veidekonge'') of Borre mound cemetery, Borre in Vestfold proposed marriage to her after the death of his first wife, but her father refused the marriage. Gudrød Veidekonge then killed her father and her brother, abducted her and married her. One year later, she became the mother of Halfdan the Black. One year after this, Åsa took her revenge and had her servant kill her husband. She left the kingdom of Borre to her stepson Olaf Geirstad-Alf and took her own son with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Svensson
Åsa Svensson (born Carlsson; 16 June 1975) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1992. She won two singles and seven doubles titles in her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour The WTA Tour (also known as the Hologic WTA Tour for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the ITF Wome ... on 1 April 1996, when she became the No. 28 of the world. Biography Svensson trained at the Royal Lawn Tennis Club in Stockholm. She married Niclas Svensson on 8 December 2001 and travelled with him on the tour. Her maiden name is Carlsson, her father's name is Lennart, mother's name is Signe. In January 2005, she announced she gave up tennis. WTA career finals Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles: 8 (3–5) Doubles: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa (other)
Asa may refer to: People and fictional characters * Asa (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters so named * Asa people, an ethnic group based in Tanzania * Aṣa, Nigerian-French singer, songwriter, and recording artist Bukola Elemide (born 1982) * Asa (rapper), Finnish rapper Matti Salo (born 1980) Biblical and mythological figures * Asa of Judah, third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David * Ása or Æsir, Norse gods Places * Asa, Hardoi Uttar Pradesh, India, a village * Asu, South Khorasan, Iran, also spelled Asa, a village * Asa, Kwara State, Nigeria, a local government area * Asa River (Japan), a tributary of the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan * Asa (Kazakhstan), a river * Asa River (Venezuela), a river in Venezuela Other uses * Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, acrylic styrene acrylonitrile, an amorphous thermoplastic * ''Asa'' (album), the sixth studio album by the German Viking metal band Falk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasa (other)
Aasa may refer to: * Aasá language, an extinct language of Tanzania * Aasá people, an ethnic group of Tanzania AASA may stand for: * All Assamese Students' Association, New Delhi, India * American Association of School Administrators, United States * Australian Auto Sport Alliance * Automobile Association of South Africa * Australasian Animal Studies Association, Australia Places * Aasa, Estonia, a village in Estonia * Aasa Buttar, a small village in the Sri Muktsar Sahib district of Eastern Punjab People * Aasa Helgesen (1877–1968), Norwegian midwife and politician * Amanda Aasa (born 1996), Swedish singer and songwriter See also * Asa (other) * Åsa (other), a Scandinavian given name * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa, Ringerike
Åsa is a village in Ringerike municipality in Buskerud, Norway. Åsa is located at the upper end of Steinsfjorden, the eastern branch of lake Tyrifjorden. The village stretches from Åsaporten, the first road tunnel towards Åsa from Norderhov, and around the north end and east side of the fjord area, south to the border with Hole. History Åsa was named after two farms around the mouth of the Åsaelva River. In the 19th century, the colloquial name of the village was Finnefjerdingen. Åsa has one elementary school called Steinsfjorden skole, a Montessori education school with around 22 children, residing in the same buildings and premises as the previous elementary school Vegård skole, which was shut down in 2015. The conveyor in Asa (''Kjerraten i Åsa'') dates from 1807. It was a system to transport timber up a hillside. The conveyor consisted of 12 water wheels with a chain between. It had a vertical drop of 389 meters over a total length of 3900 meters. It took 3 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa IF
Åsa IF is a Swedish football club located in Åsa. Background The club was formed following a meeting at the Åsa lantmannaförening (Asa Farmers' Association) on 21 March 1919. The club was named Ölmevalla Gymnastik- och Idrottsförening but this was changed in 1932 to Åsa Idrottsförening. Åsa IF currently has around 900 members, mainly comprising children and young people living in Åsa which located on the west coast, 20 kilometers south of Kungsbacka. AIF's activities are intended for all who are interested in the sports of table tennis, football and bandy. The club arranges events such as Åsacupen, Åsakalset and Bingo. Åsa IF currently plays in Division 4 Halland Elit which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Åsa IP in Åsa. The club is affiliated to Hallands Fotbollförbund The Hallands Fotbollförbund ''(Halland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa, Kungsbacka
Åsa is a locality situated in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ..., with 3,369 inhabitants in 2010. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Åsa: * Åsa IF References Populated places in Kungsbacka Municipality Coastal cities and towns in Sweden {{Halland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Westlund
Åsa Ingrid Gunilla Westlund (born 19 May 1976 in Anderstorp, Jönköping County, Småland, Sweden) is a Swedish politician who has been Member of the Riksdag since 2014, representing Stockholm County. In the Riksdag, she is chairman of the Committee on Finance since 2020. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament for the Swedish Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a Social democracy, social democratic European political party. The PES comprises national-level political parties from all the European Economic Area, European economic area states (EEA) plus the Unit ..., from 2004 to 2014. References External links *Åsa Westlund at the Social Democratic Party 1976 births Living people People from Gislaved Municipality Swedish Social Democratic Party MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2004–2009 MEPs for Sweden 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for Sweden Swedish women bloggers Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Svedmark
Åsa Elisabeth Svedmark (born 11 June 1961 in Vilhelmina) is a Swedish former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... External links sports-reference.com* 1961 births Swedish female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden People from Vilhelmina Municipality Living people Skiers from Västerbotten County 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Domeij
Åsa Domeij (born 29 April 1962, in Örnsköldsvik), is a Swedish Green Party politician and an agronomist by training. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1988 until 1991 and then again from 2002 until 2006. External linksÅsa Domeijat the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ... website 1962 births 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1988–1991 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Green Party People from Örnsköldsvik Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Sandell
Åsa Maria Sandell (born January 24, 1967) is a Swedish journalist and professional female super middleweight boxer. Early life Sandell was born in Hovsta in Örebro County, and has a university degree in journalism and literature. Career She was European champion in 2000 and has been Swedish champion a few times. She faced Laila Ali on December 17, 2005, in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, and lost by TKO after five rounds. Personal life As of 2004, she lives in Malmö and works as editor at the Culture section at the newspaper ''Helsingborgs Dagblad'', based in nearby Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth .... Professional boxing record References External links * 1967 births Living people Swedish journalists Swedish women boxers Sportspeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åsa Romson
Åsa Elisabeth Romson (born 22 March 1972) is a Swedish politician who was the Minister for the Environment and ceremonial Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden in the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2016. She is a member of the Green Party and served as one of its spokespersons along with Gustav Fridolin between 2011 and 2016. In 2012, Romson completed a doctorate in environmental law at Stockholm University. Political career In the late 1990s, she was a member of the Green Party and the Young Greens of Sweden. Between 2002 and 2010, she was a member of the city council in Stockholm. Since the 2010 election she has been a spokesperson for environmental and climate policy. She has been a member of the Swedish parliament since the 2010 election. On 29 March 2011, she was nominated as one of the candidates to be the Green Party's new spokesperson, together with Gustav Fridolin. They were elected on 21 May 2011. She started serving as the Minister for the Environment and Depu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
