Vasa
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Vasa may refer to:
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- House of VasaHouse of VasaThe House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland 1587-1668. It originated from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century....
, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668- Vasa (ship), a Swedish warship that sank in 1628, since restored
- Vasa MuseumVasa MuseumThe Vasa Museum is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa Museum opened in 1990 and,...
, Stockholm, where the restored ship is currently displayed - Order of VasaOrder of VasaThe Royal Order of Vasa was a Swedish Royal 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 of Sweden...
, one of the Royal Swedish orders of knighthood - Vasa Order of AmericaVasa Order of AmericaVasa Order of America is a Swedish-American fraternal, cultural and educational organization.-History:Vasa Order of America was founded in 1896 in New Haven, Connecticut at the height of Swedish immigration to the United States as a Swedish-American fraternal order. Vasa Order of America emerged...
, a Swedish-American Fraternal Order
- vasa geneVasa genevasa is an RNA binding protein with an RNA dependant helicase. The vasa gene, is essential for germ cell development and was first identified in Drosophila melanogaster.-Expression:...
, a gene that is essential for germ cell development and was first identified in Drosophila melanogaster
In places:
- Vasa (Rajasthan)Vasa (Rajasthan)Vasa is a village in Sirohi District in Rajasthan state in India. It is 9 km from Swarupganj and 25 km from Abu Road and also known as Vasantpur or Vasantgarh.-History:...
, a village in Sirohi District, Rajashthan, India - VaşaVasaVasa may refer to:* House of Vasa, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668** Vasa , a Swedish warship that sank in 1628, since restored...
, Azerbaijan - VäsaVäsaVäsa is a small village, about 5 km south from the Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna, Sweden. Wäsabergen is a ski slope to the south of Väsa....
, a village in Dalarna, Sweden - Vasa County, a historic county in modern-day Finland
- Vasa Park, New Jersey
- Vasa Township, MinnesotaVasa Township, MinnesotaVasa Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.2 square miles , of which, 41.0 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square...
- Wausa, NebraskaWausa, NebraskaWausa is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wausa is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
, named after Gustav Vasa, but with a slightly different spelling - Vasa LochVasa LochVasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach. Vasa Loch is fed by small rivulets and...
, a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands - VasaVaasaVaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
, the Swedish name for the Finnish city of Vaasa - Vasa KellakiouVasa KellakiouVasa Kellakiou is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 5 km northwest of Asgata....
, Cyprus - Vasa KoilaniouVasa KoilaniouVasa Koilaniou is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km south of Omodos....
, Cyprus
In anatomy:
- Vasa nervorumVasa nervorumVasa nervorum are small arteries that provide blood supply to peripheral nerves. A decrease in blood flow through the vasa nervorum has been implicated in the development of diabetic neuropathy. Arteritis of the vasa nervorum leads to mononeuritis multiplex or polyneuropathy.The term is often...
, small arteries that provide blood supply to peripheral nerves - Vasa praeviaVasa praeviaVasa praevia is an obstetric complication defined as "fetal vessels crossing or running in close proximity to the inner cervical os...
, an obstetric complication - Vasa rectaVasa rectaIn the blood supply of the kidney, the vasa recta renis form a series of straight capillaries in the medulla...
, capillaries within the kidneys - Vasa recta (intestines)Vasa recta (intestines)For the kidney structure, see vasa rectaVasa recta are straight arteries coming off from arcades in the mesentery of the jejunum and ileum, and heading toward the intestines....
, capillaries surrounding the intestines - Vasa vasorumVasa vasorumThe vasa vasorum is a network of small blood vessels that supply large blood vessels.The vasa vasorum are found in large arteries and veins such as the aorta and its branches....
, capillaries that supply the outer tissues of large blood vessels
In other uses:
- VásaVasaVasa may refer to:* House of Vasa, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668** Vasa , a Swedish warship that sank in 1628, since restored...
, the sun in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional cosmology - Vasa IFKVasa IFKVasa IFK is a Finnish football club, located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000....
, a Finnish football club - Vasa parrotVasa parrotThe vasa parrots are two species of parrot which are endemic to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean.- Taxonomy :There are two species and several subspecies:Coracopsis, Wagler 1832...
, a genus of parrots from Madagascar - VasaloppetVasaloppetVasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March in northwestern Dalarna, Sweden between the village of Sälen and town of Mora. It is the oldest, one of the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world...
, a Swedish ski race
People with the name Vasa
- Gustav Vasa (1496–1560), King of Sweden
- Robert F. VasaRobert F. VasaRobert Francis Vasa is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On Monday, January 24, 2011, Bishop Vasa, 59, was named the Coadjutor Bishop , to Bishop Daniel F. Walsh of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California, by the Holy Father, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI...
(born 1951), Bishop of Baker - Vasa MihichVasa MihichVasa Mihich is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California.Born in Yugoslavia, Mihich has lived in Los Angeles since his arrival in the United States in 1960. He is an academically trained painter and a senior Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Department of...
(born 1933), American artist - Vasa MijićVasa MijicVasa Mijić is a Serbian volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 1,86 m, he played as a libero....
(born 1973), Serbian volleyball player - Gustavus Vasa Fox (1821–1883), U.S. Naval officer during the American Civil War
- Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)Kettil Karlsson RegencyFebruary, 1464 - interregnum - - August 11, 1465FamilyVasaPredecessorChristian I of SwedenInterregnumCharles VIII of SwedenSuccessorJöns Bengtsson Date of Birth1433...
(1433–1465), was a Swedish clergyman and regent of Sweden from 1464 to 1465 - House of VasaHouse of VasaThe House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland 1587-1668. It originated from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century....
was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland and Lithuania 1587–1668