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VAW-122 VAW-122 (aka 'STEELJAWS') was an East Coast VAW squadron (Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron) that was stood up on 1 April 1967 and dis-established March 30, 1996. During its 29-years of existence, the Steeljaws were deployed around the world and saw action from Vietnam to Desert Storm, conducting operations from the Arctic to the tropics.
VAW-123 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (VAW-123) also known as the "Screwtops" is a United States Navy Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron based at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia. The "Screwtops" are an operational fleet squadron flying the E-2C Hawkeye.
VAWS VAWS (Verlag und Agentur Werner Symanek) is a controversial record label, whose releases have been associated with the far right and neo-nazi views. Artists such as Feindflug have left the label for this reason.
VAX Macro VAX Macro is the computer assembly language implementing the instruction set for the line of CPUs designed to run the OpenVMS operating system created by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1977. OpenVMS now belongs to Hewlett-Packard.
VAX RPG II VAX RPG II was developed internally by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the early 1980's for use under the OpenVMS operating system on VAX processors. The product was available for eight years and realized limited sales success.
VĂctor Cordero VĂctor Cordero Flores (born November 9, 1973) is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays defender for Deportivo Saprissa of the Costa Rican first division. Cordero has played his entire career for Saprissa.
VĂctor Diogo VĂctor Hugo Diogo Silva (born April 9, 1958 in Treinta y Tres) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained 33 caps for his national team, scoring one goal. Having made his debut on September 20, 1979 in a Copa AmĂ©rica match against Paraguay (0-0) in AsunciĂłn, Diogo was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
VĂctor Espárrago VĂctor Rodolfo Espárrago (born October 6, 1944 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder, who was capped nine times for the national team between 1970 and 1974. His playing career highlight was a fourth place at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
VĂctor Fernández VĂctor Fernández, (born in Zaragoza, Spain; November 28, 1960) is a Spanish football coach. In 1994, he achieved a Cup Winners' Cup victory with Real Zaragoza as well as a more recent Intercontinental Cup victory with FC Porto, on December 12 2004.
VĂctor GalĂndez Victor Emilio Galindez (born November 2, 1948 in Vedia — died October 25, 1980 in Dos Mayo) was an Argentinian boxer who was the third Latin American to win the world's Light Heavyweight title, after Puerto Rico's Jose Torres and Venezuela's Vicente Rondon had done it.
VĂctor Grippo VĂctor Grippo (1936–2002) was an Argentine painter, engraver and sculptor, considered the father of conceptual art in Argentina. He was born in JunĂn, province of Buenos Aires, the elder of two sons of an Italian immigrant father and an Argentine mother of Albanese origin.
VĂctor Hugo Daza VĂctor Hugo Daza was a 17-year old Bolivian citizen killed by the military during the protests of early 2000 in the city of Cochabamba. People in Cochabamba protested against the privatization of local water supplies by the Bechtel Corporation that forced the poor to pay as much as 25% of their incomes for water.
VĂctor LĂłpez VĂctor Manuel LĂłpez Narge (born April 9, 1971 in Libertad) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Zurdo" during his career. Having made his debut on May 5, 1991 against the United States (0-1), he obtained a total number of eight international caps for his national team, scoring one goal in a friendly against Mexico.
VĂctor Manuel Román y Reyes VĂctor Manuel Román y Reyes 1873 1950) was President of Nicaragua from 1947 to 1950. He was considered to be a puppet of former president Anastasio Samoza Garcia, the commander of the army, and was a member of Samoza’s Liberal Nationalist Party.
VĂctor Paz Estenssoro Ăngel VĂctor Paz Estenssoro (October 7, 1907 - June 7, 2001) was a politician and former president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times (1947, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985), winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985.
VĂctor Polay VĂctor Polay Campos (born April 6, 1951) is one of the founders of the TĂşpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a Peruvian guerrilla organization. He is currently imprisoned in Callao Naval Base with Abimael Guzmán and Vladimiro Montesinos.
VĂctor Santos VĂctor Irving Santos (born October 2, 1976 or possibly earlierSan Pedro de Macoris], [[Dominican Republic) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Previously, Santos played with the Detroit Tigers (2001), Colorado Rockies (2002), Texas Rangers (2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2005) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2006).
VĂctor Sojo Victor Manuel Sojo JimĂ©nez (born November 24, 1983 in Puente Genil, CĂłrdoba) is a field hockey striker from Spain, who finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
VĂctor Trujillo VĂctor Trujillo (b. June 19, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican host, comedian and political commentator, best known for his character Brozo the Clown, a green-haired, unkempt and aggressive clown (an anti-clown).
VĂctor Zambrano VĂctor Manuel Zambrano (born August 6, 1975 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who most recently played for the New York Mets. Previously, he played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001-04).
VĂdbláin In Norse mythology, VĂdbláin is the third heaven in the cosmology of Snorri's Gylfaginning, located above Andlang and Asgard. It will serve as a shelter and dwelling place for the souls of the dead during and after the destruction of Ragnarök.
VĂkar VĂkar (Old Norse nominative case form VĂkarr; Latin Wicarus) was a legendary Norwegian king who found himself and his ships becalmed for a long period. To raise a wind, a human blood sacrifice was needed, and the lots fell on King VĂkar himself.
VĂkingasveitin VĂkingasveitin (English: The Viking Team), or SĂ©rsveit rĂkislögreglustjĂłrans (English: Special Unit of the National Police Commissioner) is the Icelandic equivalent to the SWAT teams and FBI:HRT of the United States, OMON and OSNAZ in the Russian Federation, Germany's GSG 9 and Britain's SAS, a small, well trained group of operatives specializing in various types of armed and unarmed infantry combat.
VĂmara Peres VĂmara Peres, Count of Portugal (Galicia, circa 820 — GuimarĂŁes, 873) from Vimara (Weimar or Guimar) and Peres (son of Peter) was a Christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. He was a vassal of the King of LĂ©on and was sent to conquer and secure from the Moors (Arabs and Berbers who invaded Visigothic Hispania) in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, from the Minho River to the Douro River, including the city of Portus Cale, later 'O Porto' (Oporto), from were the name Portugal emerged.
VĂnbúð VĂnbúð, "Wine shop", is a chain of 46 stores run by the Iceland]ic [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol & tobacco monopoly - ĂTVR, locally called “rĂkið” which literally means "The State". It is the only place on Iceland where it is possible to legally buy alcohol for off-premises consumption.
VĂsur Vatnsenda-RĂłsu VĂsur Vatnsenda-RĂłsu (English: "Quatrains by Rose from Vatnsendi") is a traditional Icelandic song. The lyrics are a poem written by RĂłsa GuĂ°mundsdĂłttir (1795 - 1855); the melody is a traditional lullabye song, arranged by JĂłn Ăsgeirsson.
VĂtÄ›zslav Hálek VĂtÄ›zslav Hálek (April 5 1835 - October 8 1874) was a Czech poet, writer and dramatist. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the May school, besides Jan Neruda and KarolĂna SvÄ›tlá.
VĂtÄ›zslava Kaprálová VĂtÄ›zslava Kaprálová was born on January 24, 1915 in Brno, died June 16, 1940 in Montpellier was a Czech composer and conductor, often cited as the greatest Czech female composer of the 20th century despite her short life. Her output consist of 25 works given opus numbers, as well as a number of other compositions.
VĂtor Baptista VĂtor Manuel Ferreira Baptista (SetĂşbal, 18 October 1948 - 1 January 1999) was a Portuguese football player. He played among other clubs for VitĂłria de SetĂşbal, but his most success came at SL Benfica from Lisbon during the 1970s.
VĂtor Paneira VĂtor Manuel da Costa AraĂşjo, known as VĂtor Paneira (born Calendário, 16 February 1966) was a charismatic Portuguese footballer of the 1990`s, a key figure for SL Benfica and Portugal national football team, as a right midfielder.
VĂĄgĂĄ stave church VĂĄgĂĄ stave church (VĂĄgĂĄ stavkyrkje) is a historic stave church in VĂĄgĂĄ, converted to a cruciform church in 1625. Only the carved portals and decorative wall planks survived from the original stave church.
VĂĄlerenga Trolls VĂĄlerenga Trolls is the name of an American football team located in VĂĄlerenga, Norway that competes in the Norway American Football Federation. The team was founded in 1983 as the Oslo Trolls and changed to its current name in 1993.
VĂĄpensmia NM149 NM149 sniper rifle was developed by VĂĄpensmia A/S in close cooperation with the Norwegian Army and is based on the tried and true M98 bolt action. The stock is laminated beech veneer, pillar bedded and are adjustable for length of pull via a spacer system, the barrel is German made cold-hammered barrel with 4 grooves right hand twist, of heavy contour and the system shoots very well.
VĂĄrsĂĄng VĂĄrsĂĄng, Swedish for "Spring Song," is a piece composed in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Initially the F major "Spring Song" was first composed as a D major Improvisation for Orchestra.
VĂŁo do ParanĂŁ Microregion The VĂŁo do ParanĂŁ is a statistical micro-region created by IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatĂstica) in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. For a map of the region see 88, 913 inhabitants (2000)
VĂŞn (Remastered) (Album) VĂŞn is the first album by the folk metal band Eluveitie. However, this remastered version is under the work of Fear Dark Records, but contains the same tracks as its first self-financed release of 2003, VĂŞn.
Vântoase Vântoase are a sort of female spirits in Romanian mythology that, in the popular beliefs, cause dust storms and powerful winds. They live in forests, in the air, in deep lakes, and use a special wagon for travelling.
Vác Vác (pronounced: ) (sometimes spelled Väcz; Slovak: Vacov, German: Waitzen, Latin: Vacium) is a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The town is occasionally known in Hungarian by the archaic names Vacz and Vacs.
Václav HrabÄ› Václav HrabÄ› (June 13, 1940, PĹ™Ăbram, Czechoslovakia – March 5, 1965, Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech poet and writer, in Czechia the only one important member of Beat generation, which was above all developed in the country of its origin, US.
Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (IPA: ; born 19 June 1941, Prague) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1992-7). This right-wing economist is generally ranked among the most important Czech politicians since the fall of the communism.
Václav Korunka Václav Korunka (born December 25 1965) is a former Czechoslovakian cross country skier who raced from 1988 to 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 13th in the 50 km event in 1992.
Václav Matěj Kramerius Václav Matěj Kramerius (sometimes written Kramérius, February 9 1753 in Klatovy - March 22 1808 in Prague) was a Czech publisher, journalist and writer, one of the most important early figures of the Czech national revival.
Václav Morávek General in memoriam Václav Morávek (August 8 1904, KolĂn - March 21 1942, Prague) was czech soldier and national hero, one of most known personalities of Czech antinazi rezistance and the longest resistent member of legendary group Three Kings. He was champion of Czechoslowakian Army in shooting with pistol before occupation.
Václav Prokop Diviš Václav Prokop Diviš (, spelling variants Divisch or Diwisch) (born 26 March, 1698 in HelvĂkovice nad OrlicĂ [German: Helkowitz an der Wilden Adler], Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic), today part of Ĺ˝amberk nad OrlicĂ [German: Senftenberg in Böhmen] – died 25 December, 1765 in PĹ™ĂmÄ›tice [German: Brenditz], today part of Znojmo [German: Znaim in Mähren], Moravia, now in the Czech Republic) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d'or.
Václav Renč Václav Renč (28 November, 1911, Vodochody – 30 April, 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet, dramatist and translator. Like other catholic ruralistic writers, his themes included God, traditions and the countryside.
Václav Vojta Václav Vojta (July 12 1917-September 12 2000) was a Czech doctor who discovered the principle of reflexlocomotion, which is used to treat various physical and mental disorders through the stimulation of the human sensimotoric system's reflex points. Originally used in the treatment of spastic children, the technique is now used on babies and adults.
Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie The Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI, "Armoured vehicle for infantry combat") is a French armoured fighting vehicle designed to replace the AMX-10P. They are planned to join active service in 2008, with 550 combat vehicles (VBCI/VCI) and 150 command vehicles (VBCI/VPC).
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé The Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB ("Armoured Vanguard Vehicle" in French) is an armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. It entered service in 1976 and around 5000 were produced.
VĂ©lez-Málaga, Málaga [of the ruined castle at VĂ©lez-Malaga] VĂ©lez-Málaga is a municipality and the capital of the AxarquĂa district in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of AndalucĂa. Locally it is referred to as VĂ©lez.
VĂ©lo'v VĂ©lo'v is bicycle rental service run by the city of Lyon, France, in conjunction with the advertising company JCDecaux. The relationship with JCDecaux allows the city to provide the service on a cost neutral basis for the city, and at very low cost to users, in return for providing exclusive advertising access on bus shelters and the like.
VĂ©loSoleX VELOSOLEX is a moped or motorised bicycle,that was originally produced by the French manufacturer Solex, based in Paris, France. Founded at the turn of the last century, the company manufactured centrifugal radiators, carburators, and micrometers, before branching into assist motors and bicycles.
Vénissieux Vénissieux (Vènissiœx in the Lyonnais dialect of Arpitan language) is a commune in the département of Rhône and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its southeast side.
VĂ©ra Clouzot VĂ©ra Clouzot nee Gibson-Amado (born 30 December 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. died 15 December 1960 in Paris, France of a heart attack) was a film actress and the wife of the French director, Henri-Georges Clouzot.
VĂ©ronique VĂ©ronique is the designation of a French sounding rocket with liquid fuel drive. The VĂ©ronique was built between 1950 and 1969 in several versions, of which the versions P2, P6 and R were only experimental models.
Véronique (operetta) Véronique is a French operetta in three acts composed by André Messager in 1898, with a libretto by Albert Vanloo and Georges Duval. It was produced in Paris in 1898, Vienna in 1900, in London's Apollo Theatre in 1904 (enjoying a run there of 496 performances) and in New York in 1905.
VĂ©ronique BĂ©liveau VĂ©ronique BĂ©liveau (born January 24, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec), originally Nicole Monique, is a Canadian actress and pop/rock singer who won the 1987 Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her first full-length album was Prends-moi come je suis in 1977.
VĂ©ronique Mathieu VĂ©ronique Mathieu (born October 28, 1955 in Nancy) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the East of France. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party.
Véronique Potvin Véronique Potvin is a Canadian violist. She was a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and since 1997 she has been playing with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestrain Ottawa.
VĂ©ronique Sanson VĂ©ronique Sanson (born April 24, 1949, in Boulogne, near Paris, France) is a French singer-songwriter with an avid following in her native country. From 1973 to 1976 she was married to American rock musician Stephen Stills.
VĂ©ronique Tadjo VĂ©ronique Tadjo is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from CĂ´te d'Ivoire. She completed her BA degree at the University of Abidjan and her doctorate at the Sorbonne, and she received the Literary Prize of L'Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique in 1983 and the UNICEF Prize in 1993.
Väinämöinen (ship) Väinämöinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship Ilmarinen and also the first ship of her class. She was built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku and was launched in 1932.
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna (December 20, 1920 – April 21, 1992) was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon Sotilas (1954, trans.
Väinö Myllyrinne Väinö Myllyrinne, born in 1909 in Helsinki, and died in 1963 in Järvenpää, Finland, was first the tallest man in Europe and then from 1940 onwards the second tallest man in the world (half an inch behind Don Koehler). Myllyrinne is considered the tallest soldier ever, having served in the Finnish Defence Forces.
Väinö Raitio Väinö Raitio (1891-1945) was part of the small group of composers who appeared in the Finnish art music scene in the 1920s with a new cosmopolitan music style, much different to the dominating conservative National Romanticism.
Väinö Voionmaa Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa (to 1906 Wallin) (February 12, 1869 - May 24, 1947) was a Finnish professor, member of the parliament of Finland, senator, minister and chancellor. He also was one of the most influential politicians during the early times of independent Republic of Finland.
Väisälä (crater) Väisälä is a tiny lunar crater located on a rise in the Oceanus Procellarum. Sharing the same continental island are the larger Aristarchus crater to the south-southeast and Herodotus crater to the south-southwest.
Vänner och Fiender Vänner och Fiender (Friends and Enemies) was a Swedish soap opera aired between 1996 and 2000. It was produced by Jarowskij and first broadcast on TV3, but in 1997 Kanal 5 purchased the rights to broadcast it, and did so until 2000 when the show was terminated.
Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan Left-wing in the Swedish Church (in Swedish: Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan) is a nominating group of consisting of members of the Left Party that work within the Church of Sweden. In 2001 the Left Party had decided to participate with their own list for the Church Assembly elections.
Värend Värend is one of the constituent small countries at the unification of the province Småland, in Sweden. It consists of the hundreds, or härader, Allbo Hundred, Kinnevald Hundred, Konga Hundred, Norrvidinge Hundred and Uppvidinge Hundred.
Världens bästa servitris Världens bästa servitris is a 1991 album from Swedish "dansband" Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester. Världens bästa servitris is also a Swedish language song, which is the first track on the album.
Värmdön Värmdön is an island in the innermost region of the Stockholm archipelago and covers an area of 180 km², making it the largest island in the archipelago. Värmdön is after Gotland and Öland the third largest island on the eastern coast of Sweden.
Värmland County Värmland County, or Värmlands län, is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Ă–rebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Ăstfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.
Värttinä Värttinä (Finnish for spindle) is a Finnish folk music band that was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then.
VästerĂĄs VästerĂĄs [vÉ›stÉ™r'oËs] is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm. The city proper has a population of approximately 107,000, and is the seat of VästerĂĄs Municipality with 130,000 inhabitants (Sweden's sixth largest).
Västerås SK Bandy Västerås SK Bandy is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås that plays the winter sport of bandy. The senior side currently plays in the southern section of the Swedish Bandyallsvenskan, the top division of Swedish bandy.
Västerbotten County Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
Västerbottens regemente Västerbottens regemente (Västerbotten Regiment), designations I 19, I XIX, I 20 and I 20/Fo 61, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000.
Västerbron Västerbron (Swedish: The Western Bridge) is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. With a total length exceeding 600 m, of which 340 m stretches over water, it is one of the major bridges in Stockholm, offering one of the most panoramic views of the central part of the city centring on Gamla stan, the old town.
Västerdal River Västerdalälven is a 300 km long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Görälven and Fuluälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects with Österdalälven to form Dalälven.
Västergötland class submarine The A-17 Västergötland class of diesel-electric submarines was introduced in 1987 by the Swedish Navy. The original four ships of her class, HMS Västergötland, HMS Hälsingland, HMS Södermanland and HSM Östergötland, were built between 1983 and 1988 by Kockums AB.
Västergötlands storregemente Västergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Västergötland (Westrogothia Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Westrogothia) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.
Västerlånggatan Västerlånggatan (Swedish: "The Western Long Street") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward between the squares Mynttorget and Järntorget, it follows the course of the city's now demolished 13th century defensive wall.
Västertorp Västertorp is no longer a lower middle- class suburb,its an attractive place for many people for many years because of its many parks and 40 to 50's buildings thats are repaired very fine to look just like the last 50 to 60 yrs.
Västgötalagen Västgötalagen or the Westrogothic law is the oldest Swedish text written in the Latin script and the oldest of the Swedish provincial laws. The text was written sometime during the early 13th century and was the code of law used in Västergötland during the latter half of the 13th century.
Västmanland-Nerikes BK Västmanland-Nerikes BK is a now defunct Swedish football club which was created in 1910 for the sole purpose of playing in the newly started Svenska Serien. The team was made up of the best players from Örebro BK, IFK Köping and IFK Västerås, who were selected after two test matches played before the league started.
Västmanlands regemente Västmanlands regemente (Westmannia Regiment), also I 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Västmanland that traced its origins back to the 16th Century. It was disbanded in 1997.
Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. Its core is the historical province of Västergötland, but it also includes the historical provinces of Dalsland and Bohuslän.
Västra Götaland Regional Council The Västra Götaland Regional Council, or Västra Götalandsregionen, is the devolved County Council of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It was created in 1999 by the merger of the county councils of Gothenburg and Bohus, Älvsborg, and Skaraborg Counties coupled with the devolution of power from the County Administrative Boards of the same counties, that also merged.
Västsverige Västsverige (Swedish; West Sweden) is an informal region in Sweden's south-west, centered around Västra Götaland County and the city of Gothenburg. Sometimes, also Halland may be referred to as being part of Västsverige, as well as the western parts of Värmland.
Vättern Vättern is the second largest lake (by surface area) in Sweden, after Lake Vänern. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the east of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia.
Växjö University Växjö University or Växjö universitet is a state university in Växjö, Sweden. The university was created in 1999 when the former university college was granted the privileges of a university (the right to conduct research) by the Government of Sweden.
Værlandet LORAN-C transmitter Værlandet LORAN-C transmitter is a LORAN-C transmitter at Værlandet, Norway at 61° 17' 49" N, 4° 41' 47" E() . Værlandet LORAN-C transmitter is the Yankee secondary station of the Ejde chain ( GRI 9007) and a Yankee secondary station of the Sylt chain ( GRI 7499).
Værløse Værløse is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and in 2005 had a total population of 18,649.
Værsgo Værsgo was the debut album of Kim Larsen who formed Gasolin' in 1969 with Wili Jönsson and Franz Beckerlee. It was released in 1973 while he was still a member of Gasolin', and the album contains songs which were not found suitable for Gasolin'.
Võro language The Vyronian language (võro kiil) is a language belonging to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. Traditionally it is considered a dialect of South Estonian or Estonian, but it has its own literary language and is in search of official recognition as an autochthonous regional language of Estonia.
Võru County Võru County (, Võro: Võro maakund), or Võrumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Russia to the east, Latvia to the south, Valga County to the west, and Põlva County to the north.
Vöcklabruck Vöcklabruck is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway, and has been ranked in the top 10 most-visited cities in Austria.
Vöggr Vöggr, Vogg, Wigg or Wigge was a young 6th centuryThe dating has never been a matter of controversy. It is inferred from the internal chronology of the sources themselves and the dating of Hygelac's raid on Frisia to c.
Völkerball Völkerball (German for "Peoples' ball" or "Dodge ball") is the German NDH-metal band Rammstein's live album/DVD set. It was released on November 17, 2006, in Europe, and December 19 2006 it was released in Canada. and is being advertised within media by the Ich will live video featured on the DVD and Mann gegen Mann single.
Völkerschlachtdenkmal The Völkerschlachtdenkmal (English: "Monument of the Battle of the Nations") is a large monument in Leipzig, Germany, to the Battle of Leipzig of 1813, also known as the Battle of the Nations. It is one of Leipzig's main landmarks.
VAW-123 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (VAW-123) also known as the "Screwtops" is a United States Navy Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron based at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia. The "Screwtops" are an operational fleet squadron flying the E-2C Hawkeye.
VAWS VAWS (Verlag und Agentur Werner Symanek) is a controversial record label, whose releases have been associated with the far right and neo-nazi views. Artists such as Feindflug have left the label for this reason.
VAX Macro VAX Macro is the computer assembly language implementing the instruction set for the line of CPUs designed to run the OpenVMS operating system created by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1977. OpenVMS now belongs to Hewlett-Packard.
VAX RPG II VAX RPG II was developed internally by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the early 1980's for use under the OpenVMS operating system on VAX processors. The product was available for eight years and realized limited sales success.
VĂctor Cordero VĂctor Cordero Flores (born November 9, 1973) is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays defender for Deportivo Saprissa of the Costa Rican first division. Cordero has played his entire career for Saprissa.
VĂctor Diogo VĂctor Hugo Diogo Silva (born April 9, 1958 in Treinta y Tres) is a retired football defender from Uruguay, who obtained 33 caps for his national team, scoring one goal. Having made his debut on September 20, 1979 in a Copa AmĂ©rica match against Paraguay (0-0) in AsunciĂłn, Diogo was a member of the team that competed at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
VĂctor Espárrago VĂctor Rodolfo Espárrago (born October 6, 1944 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder, who was capped nine times for the national team between 1970 and 1974. His playing career highlight was a fourth place at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
VĂctor Fernández VĂctor Fernández, (born in Zaragoza, Spain; November 28, 1960) is a Spanish football coach. In 1994, he achieved a Cup Winners' Cup victory with Real Zaragoza as well as a more recent Intercontinental Cup victory with FC Porto, on December 12 2004.
VĂctor GalĂndez Victor Emilio Galindez (born November 2, 1948 in Vedia — died October 25, 1980 in Dos Mayo) was an Argentinian boxer who was the third Latin American to win the world's Light Heavyweight title, after Puerto Rico's Jose Torres and Venezuela's Vicente Rondon had done it.
VĂctor Grippo VĂctor Grippo (1936–2002) was an Argentine painter, engraver and sculptor, considered the father of conceptual art in Argentina. He was born in JunĂn, province of Buenos Aires, the elder of two sons of an Italian immigrant father and an Argentine mother of Albanese origin.
VĂctor Hugo Daza VĂctor Hugo Daza was a 17-year old Bolivian citizen killed by the military during the protests of early 2000 in the city of Cochabamba. People in Cochabamba protested against the privatization of local water supplies by the Bechtel Corporation that forced the poor to pay as much as 25% of their incomes for water.
VĂctor LĂłpez VĂctor Manuel LĂłpez Narge (born April 9, 1971 in Libertad) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Zurdo" during his career. Having made his debut on May 5, 1991 against the United States (0-1), he obtained a total number of eight international caps for his national team, scoring one goal in a friendly against Mexico.
VĂctor Manuel Román y Reyes VĂctor Manuel Román y Reyes 1873 1950) was President of Nicaragua from 1947 to 1950. He was considered to be a puppet of former president Anastasio Samoza Garcia, the commander of the army, and was a member of Samoza’s Liberal Nationalist Party.
VĂctor Paz Estenssoro Ăngel VĂctor Paz Estenssoro (October 7, 1907 - June 7, 2001) was a politician and former president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times (1947, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1985), winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985.
VĂctor Polay VĂctor Polay Campos (born April 6, 1951) is one of the founders of the TĂşpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a Peruvian guerrilla organization. He is currently imprisoned in Callao Naval Base with Abimael Guzmán and Vladimiro Montesinos.
VĂctor Santos VĂctor Irving Santos (born October 2, 1976 or possibly earlierSan Pedro de Macoris], [[Dominican Republic) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cincinnati Reds. Previously, Santos played with the Detroit Tigers (2001), Colorado Rockies (2002), Texas Rangers (2003), Milwaukee Brewers (2005) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2006).
VĂctor Sojo Victor Manuel Sojo JimĂ©nez (born November 24, 1983 in Puente Genil, CĂłrdoba) is a field hockey striker from Spain, who finished in fourth position with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
VĂctor Trujillo VĂctor Trujillo (b. June 19, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican host, comedian and political commentator, best known for his character Brozo the Clown, a green-haired, unkempt and aggressive clown (an anti-clown).
VĂctor Zambrano VĂctor Manuel Zambrano (born August 6, 1975 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who most recently played for the New York Mets. Previously, he played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001-04).
VĂdbláin In Norse mythology, VĂdbláin is the third heaven in the cosmology of Snorri's Gylfaginning, located above Andlang and Asgard. It will serve as a shelter and dwelling place for the souls of the dead during and after the destruction of Ragnarök.
VĂkar VĂkar (Old Norse nominative case form VĂkarr; Latin Wicarus) was a legendary Norwegian king who found himself and his ships becalmed for a long period. To raise a wind, a human blood sacrifice was needed, and the lots fell on King VĂkar himself.
VĂkingasveitin VĂkingasveitin (English: The Viking Team), or SĂ©rsveit rĂkislögreglustjĂłrans (English: Special Unit of the National Police Commissioner) is the Icelandic equivalent to the SWAT teams and FBI:HRT of the United States, OMON and OSNAZ in the Russian Federation, Germany's GSG 9 and Britain's SAS, a small, well trained group of operatives specializing in various types of armed and unarmed infantry combat.
VĂmara Peres VĂmara Peres, Count of Portugal (Galicia, circa 820 — GuimarĂŁes, 873) from Vimara (Weimar or Guimar) and Peres (son of Peter) was a Christian warlord of the 9th century in west Iberia. He was a vassal of the King of LĂ©on and was sent to conquer and secure from the Moors (Arabs and Berbers who invaded Visigothic Hispania) in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, from the Minho River to the Douro River, including the city of Portus Cale, later 'O Porto' (Oporto), from were the name Portugal emerged.
VĂnbúð VĂnbúð, "Wine shop", is a chain of 46 stores run by the Iceland]ic [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol & tobacco monopoly - ĂTVR, locally called “rĂkið” which literally means "The State". It is the only place on Iceland where it is possible to legally buy alcohol for off-premises consumption.
VĂsur Vatnsenda-RĂłsu VĂsur Vatnsenda-RĂłsu (English: "Quatrains by Rose from Vatnsendi") is a traditional Icelandic song. The lyrics are a poem written by RĂłsa GuĂ°mundsdĂłttir (1795 - 1855); the melody is a traditional lullabye song, arranged by JĂłn Ăsgeirsson.
VĂtÄ›zslav Hálek VĂtÄ›zslav Hálek (April 5 1835 - October 8 1874) was a Czech poet, writer and dramatist. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the May school, besides Jan Neruda and KarolĂna SvÄ›tlá.
VĂtÄ›zslava Kaprálová VĂtÄ›zslava Kaprálová was born on January 24, 1915 in Brno, died June 16, 1940 in Montpellier was a Czech composer and conductor, often cited as the greatest Czech female composer of the 20th century despite her short life. Her output consist of 25 works given opus numbers, as well as a number of other compositions.
VĂtor Baptista VĂtor Manuel Ferreira Baptista (SetĂşbal, 18 October 1948 - 1 January 1999) was a Portuguese football player. He played among other clubs for VitĂłria de SetĂşbal, but his most success came at SL Benfica from Lisbon during the 1970s.
VĂtor Paneira VĂtor Manuel da Costa AraĂşjo, known as VĂtor Paneira (born Calendário, 16 February 1966) was a charismatic Portuguese footballer of the 1990`s, a key figure for SL Benfica and Portugal national football team, as a right midfielder.
VĂĄgĂĄ stave church VĂĄgĂĄ stave church (VĂĄgĂĄ stavkyrkje) is a historic stave church in VĂĄgĂĄ, converted to a cruciform church in 1625. Only the carved portals and decorative wall planks survived from the original stave church.
VĂĄlerenga Trolls VĂĄlerenga Trolls is the name of an American football team located in VĂĄlerenga, Norway that competes in the Norway American Football Federation. The team was founded in 1983 as the Oslo Trolls and changed to its current name in 1993.
VĂĄpensmia NM149 NM149 sniper rifle was developed by VĂĄpensmia A/S in close cooperation with the Norwegian Army and is based on the tried and true M98 bolt action. The stock is laminated beech veneer, pillar bedded and are adjustable for length of pull via a spacer system, the barrel is German made cold-hammered barrel with 4 grooves right hand twist, of heavy contour and the system shoots very well.
VĂĄrsĂĄng VĂĄrsĂĄng, Swedish for "Spring Song," is a piece composed in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Initially the F major "Spring Song" was first composed as a D major Improvisation for Orchestra.
VĂŁo do ParanĂŁ Microregion The VĂŁo do ParanĂŁ is a statistical micro-region created by IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatĂstica) in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. For a map of the region see 88, 913 inhabitants (2000)
VĂŞn (Remastered) (Album) VĂŞn is the first album by the folk metal band Eluveitie. However, this remastered version is under the work of Fear Dark Records, but contains the same tracks as its first self-financed release of 2003, VĂŞn.
Vântoase Vântoase are a sort of female spirits in Romanian mythology that, in the popular beliefs, cause dust storms and powerful winds. They live in forests, in the air, in deep lakes, and use a special wagon for travelling.
Vác Vác (pronounced: ) (sometimes spelled Väcz; Slovak: Vacov, German: Waitzen, Latin: Vacium) is a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The town is occasionally known in Hungarian by the archaic names Vacz and Vacs.
Václav HrabÄ› Václav HrabÄ› (June 13, 1940, PĹ™Ăbram, Czechoslovakia – March 5, 1965, Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a Czech poet and writer, in Czechia the only one important member of Beat generation, which was above all developed in the country of its origin, US.
Václav Klaus Václav Klaus (IPA: ; born 19 June 1941, Prague) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1992-7). This right-wing economist is generally ranked among the most important Czech politicians since the fall of the communism.
Václav Korunka Václav Korunka (born December 25 1965) is a former Czechoslovakian cross country skier who raced from 1988 to 1999. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary while his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a 13th in the 50 km event in 1992.
Václav Matěj Kramerius Václav Matěj Kramerius (sometimes written Kramérius, February 9 1753 in Klatovy - March 22 1808 in Prague) was a Czech publisher, journalist and writer, one of the most important early figures of the Czech national revival.
Václav Morávek General in memoriam Václav Morávek (August 8 1904, KolĂn - March 21 1942, Prague) was czech soldier and national hero, one of most known personalities of Czech antinazi rezistance and the longest resistent member of legendary group Three Kings. He was champion of Czechoslowakian Army in shooting with pistol before occupation.
Václav Prokop Diviš Václav Prokop Diviš (, spelling variants Divisch or Diwisch) (born 26 March, 1698 in HelvĂkovice nad OrlicĂ [German: Helkowitz an der Wilden Adler], Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic), today part of Ĺ˝amberk nad OrlicĂ [German: Senftenberg in Böhmen] – died 25 December, 1765 in PĹ™ĂmÄ›tice [German: Brenditz], today part of Znojmo [German: Znaim in Mähren], Moravia, now in the Czech Republic) was a Czech theologian and natural scientist who invented the lightning rod between 1750 and 1754 independently of Benjamin Franklin, and constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history, the so-called Denis d'or.
Václav Renč Václav Renč (28 November, 1911, Vodochody – 30 April, 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet, dramatist and translator. Like other catholic ruralistic writers, his themes included God, traditions and the countryside.
Václav Vojta Václav Vojta (July 12 1917-September 12 2000) was a Czech doctor who discovered the principle of reflexlocomotion, which is used to treat various physical and mental disorders through the stimulation of the human sensimotoric system's reflex points. Originally used in the treatment of spastic children, the technique is now used on babies and adults.
Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie The Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI, "Armoured vehicle for infantry combat") is a French armoured fighting vehicle designed to replace the AMX-10P. They are planned to join active service in 2008, with 550 combat vehicles (VBCI/VCI) and 150 command vehicles (VBCI/VPC).
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé The Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB ("Armoured Vanguard Vehicle" in French) is an armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. It entered service in 1976 and around 5000 were produced.
VĂ©lez-Málaga, Málaga [of the ruined castle at VĂ©lez-Malaga] VĂ©lez-Málaga is a municipality and the capital of the AxarquĂa district in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of AndalucĂa. Locally it is referred to as VĂ©lez.
VĂ©lo'v VĂ©lo'v is bicycle rental service run by the city of Lyon, France, in conjunction with the advertising company JCDecaux. The relationship with JCDecaux allows the city to provide the service on a cost neutral basis for the city, and at very low cost to users, in return for providing exclusive advertising access on bus shelters and the like.
VĂ©loSoleX VELOSOLEX is a moped or motorised bicycle,that was originally produced by the French manufacturer Solex, based in Paris, France. Founded at the turn of the last century, the company manufactured centrifugal radiators, carburators, and micrometers, before branching into assist motors and bicycles.
Vénissieux Vénissieux (Vènissiœx in the Lyonnais dialect of Arpitan language) is a commune in the département of Rhône and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its southeast side.
VĂ©ra Clouzot VĂ©ra Clouzot nee Gibson-Amado (born 30 December 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. died 15 December 1960 in Paris, France of a heart attack) was a film actress and the wife of the French director, Henri-Georges Clouzot.
VĂ©ronique VĂ©ronique is the designation of a French sounding rocket with liquid fuel drive. The VĂ©ronique was built between 1950 and 1969 in several versions, of which the versions P2, P6 and R were only experimental models.
Véronique (operetta) Véronique is a French operetta in three acts composed by André Messager in 1898, with a libretto by Albert Vanloo and Georges Duval. It was produced in Paris in 1898, Vienna in 1900, in London's Apollo Theatre in 1904 (enjoying a run there of 496 performances) and in New York in 1905.
VĂ©ronique BĂ©liveau VĂ©ronique BĂ©liveau (born January 24, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec), originally Nicole Monique, is a Canadian actress and pop/rock singer who won the 1987 Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her first full-length album was Prends-moi come je suis in 1977.
VĂ©ronique Mathieu VĂ©ronique Mathieu (born October 28, 1955 in Nancy) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the East of France. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party.
Véronique Potvin Véronique Potvin is a Canadian violist. She was a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and since 1997 she has been playing with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestrain Ottawa.
VĂ©ronique Sanson VĂ©ronique Sanson (born April 24, 1949, in Boulogne, near Paris, France) is a French singer-songwriter with an avid following in her native country. From 1973 to 1976 she was married to American rock musician Stephen Stills.
VĂ©ronique Tadjo VĂ©ronique Tadjo is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from CĂ´te d'Ivoire. She completed her BA degree at the University of Abidjan and her doctorate at the Sorbonne, and she received the Literary Prize of L'Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique in 1983 and the UNICEF Prize in 1993.
Väinämöinen (ship) Väinämöinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship Ilmarinen and also the first ship of her class. She was built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku and was launched in 1932.
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna (December 20, 1920 – April 21, 1992) was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon Sotilas (1954, trans.
Väinö Myllyrinne Väinö Myllyrinne, born in 1909 in Helsinki, and died in 1963 in Järvenpää, Finland, was first the tallest man in Europe and then from 1940 onwards the second tallest man in the world (half an inch behind Don Koehler). Myllyrinne is considered the tallest soldier ever, having served in the Finnish Defence Forces.
Väinö Raitio Väinö Raitio (1891-1945) was part of the small group of composers who appeared in the Finnish art music scene in the 1920s with a new cosmopolitan music style, much different to the dominating conservative National Romanticism.
Väinö Voionmaa Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa (to 1906 Wallin) (February 12, 1869 - May 24, 1947) was a Finnish professor, member of the parliament of Finland, senator, minister and chancellor. He also was one of the most influential politicians during the early times of independent Republic of Finland.
Väisälä (crater) Väisälä is a tiny lunar crater located on a rise in the Oceanus Procellarum. Sharing the same continental island are the larger Aristarchus crater to the south-southeast and Herodotus crater to the south-southwest.
Vänner och Fiender Vänner och Fiender (Friends and Enemies) was a Swedish soap opera aired between 1996 and 2000. It was produced by Jarowskij and first broadcast on TV3, but in 1997 Kanal 5 purchased the rights to broadcast it, and did so until 2000 when the show was terminated.
Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan Left-wing in the Swedish Church (in Swedish: Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan) is a nominating group of consisting of members of the Left Party that work within the Church of Sweden. In 2001 the Left Party had decided to participate with their own list for the Church Assembly elections.
Värend Värend is one of the constituent small countries at the unification of the province Småland, in Sweden. It consists of the hundreds, or härader, Allbo Hundred, Kinnevald Hundred, Konga Hundred, Norrvidinge Hundred and Uppvidinge Hundred.
Världens bästa servitris Världens bästa servitris is a 1991 album from Swedish "dansband" Lotta & Anders Engbergs Orkester. Världens bästa servitris is also a Swedish language song, which is the first track on the album.
Värmdön Värmdön is an island in the innermost region of the Stockholm archipelago and covers an area of 180 km², making it the largest island in the archipelago. Värmdön is after Gotland and Öland the third largest island on the eastern coast of Sweden.
Värmland County Värmland County, or Värmlands län, is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Ă–rebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Ăstfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.
Värttinä Värttinä (Finnish for spindle) is a Finnish folk music band that was started as a project by Sari and Mari Kaasinen back in 1983 in the village of Rääkkylä, in Karelia, the southeastern region of Finland. Many transformations have taken place in the band since then.
VästerĂĄs VästerĂĄs [vÉ›stÉ™r'oËs] is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm. The city proper has a population of approximately 107,000, and is the seat of VästerĂĄs Municipality with 130,000 inhabitants (Sweden's sixth largest).
Västerås SK Bandy Västerås SK Bandy is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås that plays the winter sport of bandy. The senior side currently plays in the southern section of the Swedish Bandyallsvenskan, the top division of Swedish bandy.
Västerbotten County Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
Västerbottens regemente Västerbottens regemente (Västerbotten Regiment), designations I 19, I XIX, I 20 and I 20/Fo 61, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000.
Västerbron Västerbron (Swedish: The Western Bridge) is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. With a total length exceeding 600 m, of which 340 m stretches over water, it is one of the major bridges in Stockholm, offering one of the most panoramic views of the central part of the city centring on Gamla stan, the old town.
Västerdal River Västerdalälven is a 300 km long river in Sweden that flows southeast through Dalarna. Its sources are Görälven and Fuluälven and the end point is Djurås, in the municipality of Gagnef, where it connects with Österdalälven to form Dalälven.
Västergötland class submarine The A-17 Västergötland class of diesel-electric submarines was introduced in 1987 by the Swedish Navy. The original four ships of her class, HMS Västergötland, HMS Hälsingland, HMS Södermanland and HSM Östergötland, were built between 1983 and 1988 by Kockums AB.
Västergötlands storregemente Västergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Västergötland (Westrogothia Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Westrogothia) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.
Västerlånggatan Västerlånggatan (Swedish: "The Western Long Street") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward between the squares Mynttorget and Järntorget, it follows the course of the city's now demolished 13th century defensive wall.
Västertorp Västertorp is no longer a lower middle- class suburb,its an attractive place for many people for many years because of its many parks and 40 to 50's buildings thats are repaired very fine to look just like the last 50 to 60 yrs.
Västgötalagen Västgötalagen or the Westrogothic law is the oldest Swedish text written in the Latin script and the oldest of the Swedish provincial laws. The text was written sometime during the early 13th century and was the code of law used in Västergötland during the latter half of the 13th century.
Västmanland-Nerikes BK Västmanland-Nerikes BK is a now defunct Swedish football club which was created in 1910 for the sole purpose of playing in the newly started Svenska Serien. The team was made up of the best players from Örebro BK, IFK Köping and IFK Västerås, who were selected after two test matches played before the league started.
Västmanlands regemente Västmanlands regemente (Westmannia Regiment), also I 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Västmanland that traced its origins back to the 16th Century. It was disbanded in 1997.
Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County, or Västra Götalands län is a County or län on the western coast of Sweden. Its core is the historical province of Västergötland, but it also includes the historical provinces of Dalsland and Bohuslän.
Västra Götaland Regional Council The Västra Götaland Regional Council, or Västra Götalandsregionen, is the devolved County Council of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It was created in 1999 by the merger of the county councils of Gothenburg and Bohus, Älvsborg, and Skaraborg Counties coupled with the devolution of power from the County Administrative Boards of the same counties, that also merged.
Västsverige Västsverige (Swedish; West Sweden) is an informal region in Sweden's south-west, centered around Västra Götaland County and the city of Gothenburg. Sometimes, also Halland may be referred to as being part of Västsverige, as well as the western parts of Värmland.
Vättern Vättern is the second largest lake (by surface area) in Sweden, after Lake Vänern. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the east of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia.
Växjö University Växjö University or Växjö universitet is a state university in Växjö, Sweden. The university was created in 1999 when the former university college was granted the privileges of a university (the right to conduct research) by the Government of Sweden.
Værlandet LORAN-C transmitter Værlandet LORAN-C transmitter is a LORAN-C transmitter at Værlandet, Norway at 61° 17' 49" N, 4° 41' 47" E() . Værlandet LORAN-C transmitter is the Yankee secondary station of the Ejde chain ( GRI 9007) and a Yankee secondary station of the Sylt chain ( GRI 7499).
Værløse Værløse is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and in 2005 had a total population of 18,649.
Værsgo Værsgo was the debut album of Kim Larsen who formed Gasolin' in 1969 with Wili Jönsson and Franz Beckerlee. It was released in 1973 while he was still a member of Gasolin', and the album contains songs which were not found suitable for Gasolin'.
Võro language The Vyronian language (võro kiil) is a language belonging to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. Traditionally it is considered a dialect of South Estonian or Estonian, but it has its own literary language and is in search of official recognition as an autochthonous regional language of Estonia.
Võru County Võru County (, Võro: Võro maakund), or Võrumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Russia to the east, Latvia to the south, Valga County to the west, and Põlva County to the north.
Vöcklabruck Vöcklabruck is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway, and has been ranked in the top 10 most-visited cities in Austria.
Vöggr Vöggr, Vogg, Wigg or Wigge was a young 6th centuryThe dating has never been a matter of controversy. It is inferred from the internal chronology of the sources themselves and the dating of Hygelac's raid on Frisia to c.
Völkerball Völkerball (German for "Peoples' ball" or "Dodge ball") is the German NDH-metal band Rammstein's live album/DVD set. It was released on November 17, 2006, in Europe, and December 19 2006 it was released in Canada. and is being advertised within media by the Ich will live video featured on the DVD and Mann gegen Mann single.
Völkerschlachtdenkmal The Völkerschlachtdenkmal (English: "Monument of the Battle of the Nations") is a large monument in Leipzig, Germany, to the Battle of Leipzig of 1813, also known as the Battle of the Nations. It is one of Leipzig's main landmarks.
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