Europa may refer to:

Places

Europa (Roman province) Europa (Greek language, Greek: Ευρώπη) was a Roman Empire, Roman province within the Diocese of Thrace. History Established by Roman Emperor Diocletian (284–305), the province largely corresponds to what is modern day Eastern Thrace, E ...

, 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 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 Expedit ...

, 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 fa ...

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

Europa Point Europa Point ( Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa) is the southernmost point of Gibraltar. Although not the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, Europa Point defines the boundary between the Straits of Gibraltar in th ...

, 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) 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 intersection with ''Carr ...

, Barcelona, Spain; a square *

Europa, Missouri Europa is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United ...

, US; a community *

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

, known as Europa in many European languages

Celestial bodies

Europa (moon) Europa () is a moons of Jupiter, natural satellite (moon) of Jupiter. Being observable from Earth with common binoculars it is one of the four Galilean moons. As such it is a planetary-mass moon, the smallest and least massive orbiting Jupit ...

, a moon of Jupiter *

52 Europa 52 Europa is the List of exceptional asteroids, sixth 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 380× ...

, 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, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat in the Brussels and the European Union#European Quarter, European Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It ...

, the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium * Europa Hotel (disambiguation) *

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 Zermatt (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerlan ...

, a Swiss mountain hut *

Europa Tower The Europa Tower () is a high-rise located in Vilnius CBD, Lithuania. It 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 t ...

, Vilnius, Lithuania *

Europa-Park Europa-Park is a theme park in Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Covering a total area of 95 hectares, twenty themed areas offer around a hundred attractions, including shows and fourteen roller coasters. The park also includes six hotels, a c ...

, A theme park in Rust, Germany

People

Europa of Macedon Europa of Macedon (Greek: Ευρώπη) 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 Grea ...

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

Madama Europa Madama Europa was the nickname of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), a soprano 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 ...

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

Greek mythology

Europa (consort of Zeus) In Greek mythology, Europa (; , ''Eurṓpē'', ) was a Phoenician princess from Tyre and the mother of King Minos of Crete. The continent of Europe is named after her. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a bull was a Cretan story; ...

, a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology, theorised by some to be the origin of the name of the continent Europe as well as the moon of Jupiter * Europa, one of the

Oceanids In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides ( ; , ) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters of the Titan (mythology), Titans Oceanus and Tethys (mythology), Tethys. Description an ...

, 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 the mortal princess Elara and the god Zeus. He had a daughter named Europa who coupled with Poseidon and gave birth to Euphemus, o ...

and mother of Poseidon's son

Euphemus the Argonaut In Greek mythology, Euphemus (, ''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 Poseidon, granted by hi ...

Businesses

Europa (oil company) Europa was a New Zealand-owned oil company that was operated by the Todd Corporation, 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) ...

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

EuropaCorp EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP. until 2022) 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 produce and distribute ...

, a French film production company *

CBS Europa Film Cafe (formerly CBS Europa, 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 ...

, a European television channel *

Europa Press 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. Originally founded as a book distribution company by five monarchists, Europa Press became a news agency in ...

, a Spanish news agency *

Europa Press (publisher) 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 ...

, 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 com ...

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

Briggs & Stratton Briggs & Stratton Corporation is an American manufacturer of small 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 faciliti ...

* Europa, a release of

Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event which 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 ...

Currency

* Europa (currency), a federal European coinage issued in 1928 * Europa Coins, 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 * '' Europa: The Last Battle'', a 2017 neo-Nazi propaganda 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 twice (once under a ps ...

Music

* Europa (musical duo), 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 (Molly Nilsson album), 2009 * ''Europa'' (EP), by Diplo, 2019

Songs

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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. The album spawned two singles, "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture". "The Tide ...

'', 1980 * "Europa", by 808 State from ''

Gorgeous Gorgeous may refer to: Animals * Gorgeous barb, a species of cyprinid fish native to Africa * Gorgeous bushshrike, a bird in the family Malaconotidae * Gorgeous prawn goby, a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean to the we ...

'', 1993 * "Europa", by Girls' Generation from '' Mr.Mr.'', 2014 * "Europa", by

Globus GLOBUS is a radar system in the town of Vardø in Vardø Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. It is operated by the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) and its official uses are primarily space observation and Arctic airspace monitoring for Nor ...

* "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 number 1 on the Spanish Singles Chart for 6 consecutive weeks. Thi ...

'', 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 Pla ...

'', 1998 * "Europa", by Rosetta from '' The Galilean Satellites'', 2005 * "Europa", by Slapp Happy and Henry Cow from '' Desperate Straights'', 1975 * "Europa :(", by Bad Bunny from '' Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'', 2023

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 northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Cat ...

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 in the Soviet Union. The station primarily plays hot AC and Top 40 music. Europa Plus spans across Russia, ...

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

Sports

CE Europa Club Esportiu Europa () is a Catalan football team based in the city of Barcelona, with close links to the Vila de Gràcia, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1907, its first men's team plays in the , the fourth category ...

, 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) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally founded ...

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

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

, the second-tier of European competition for UEFA-eligible football clubs *

Europa F.C. Europa FC is a professional association football, football club from Gibraltar that competes in the Gibraltar National League. As other clubs in the territory, Europa FC currently shares the Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar), Victoria Stadium on Wins ...

, 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 Spain, Spanish airline after Iberia (airline), Iberia and Vueling. The airline is headquartered in Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain; it has its main hub at Adolfo Suárez M ...

, 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 t ...

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

Europa XS The Europa XS and Europa Classic are a family of United Kingdom, British Composite material, composite two-place Wing configuration#Number and position of main-planes, low-wing monoplane kit aircraft. Designed by Ivan Shaw, the Europa was i ...

, a light-aircraft kitplane made in the UK

Automobiles

* Bizzarrini Europa, 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 *

NSU-Fiat Europa The Fiat 1100 is a small family car produced from 1953 until 1969 by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. It was an all-new unibody replacement for the Fiat 1100 E, which descended from the pre-war, body-on-frame Fiat 508 C Balilla 1100. The 1100 was ...

, a small family car produced by Fiat

Rail

* Europa (Brescia Metro), a station in Brescia, Italy * Europa (Seville Metro), 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 * MSC ''World Europa'' * 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, 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 EuropaCEPT 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 Pos ...

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

Prix Europa PRIX EUROPA – The European Broadcasting Festival – is Europe's largest annual tri-medial festival and competition. The event takes place in the third week of October in Berlin, Germany. PRIX EUROPA awards the best European Televisi ...

, 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 List of capitals in the United States, capita ...

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