Stark or Starke may refer to:

Places

Antarctica and vicinity

Stark Point Stark Point () is a rocky point on the east side of Croft Bay, northern James Ross Island. It is formed by almost vertical cliffs which rise from the sea to 285 meters. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in August 1953. The desc ...

, James Ross Island * Stark Ridge, Churchill Mountains * Stark Rock, south of the Crulls Islands

United States

* Stark, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Stark, Illinois, an unincorporated community *

Stark, Kansas Stark is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 69. History The first post office at Stark was established in January 1886. Stark was laid out and platted in 1888. It was name ...

, a city * Stark, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Stark, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Stark, New Hampshire, a town * Stark, New York, a town * Stark, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Stark, Wisconsin, a town *

Stark City, Missouri Stark City is a town in Newton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 139 at the 2010 census, at which time it was a town. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the battlefield of the ...

Stark County, Illinois Stark County is in Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 5,994. Its county seat is Toulon. Stark County is part of the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Stark County was formed in 1839 out of Knox a ...

* Starke County, Indiana * Stark County, North Dakota * Stark County, Ohio *

Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota Stark Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 384 as of the 2000 census. History Stark Township was organized in 1868. It was named for August Starck, an early settler and native of Germany. Geogra ...

* Starke, Florida, a city

Elsewhere

* Stark (crater), on the Moon

People with the name

Stark (surname) Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language ''stark'' means "strong" or "powerful". Notable people with the surname include: People Stark * Andrew Stark (born 1964), Australian street photographer * Anthony Stark (1961 ...

, including Starke, and fictional characters * Stark Young (1881–1963), American teacher and writer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Stark (''The Longest Journey''), a world in the video game * Stark, in Michael Marshall Smith's novel ''

Only Forward ''Only Forward'' is a science fiction novel by English writer Michael Marshall Smith; his debut novel, it was first published in 1994 by HarperCollins. It was the winner of the August Derleth Award (1995) and Philip K. Dick Award (2000).

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House Stark George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others be ...

, in George R. R. Martin's works * Tony Stark or Iron Man, a Marvel comic book character

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Stark'' (miniseries), based on Ben Elton's novel * ''Stark'' (novel), by Ben Elton *''Stark'', a 2005 album by

Gregory Douglass Gregory Douglass (born December 19, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Douglass plays lead guitar and piano. Background Douglass was born and raised in rural Vermont, performing in musical theater and winning local talent shows in his ear ...

Brands and enterprises

Štark Štark (pronounced: Shtark; full legal name: ''Soko Štark d.o.o.'' ) is a food manufacturing company based in Belgrade, Serbia. The main products of the company include candies, biscuits and chocolates. One of its hallmark products is ''Najlep ...

, a food manufacturing company in Belgrade, Serbia * Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards, in northeastern Missouri * Stark Candy, later acquired by Necco

Properties on the United States National Register of Historic Places

* Stark Building, Waltham, Massachusetts *

Stark Park Stark Park is a city park located on the north side of Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a parcel of land between River Road and the Merrimack River, which was once part of the larger farm property of American Revolutionary War hero John Stark. ...

, Manchester, New Hampshire * Stark Round Barn, near Unityville, South Dakota * Starke Round Barn, near Red Cloud, Nebraska

Science and technology

* Stark effect, an optical phenomenon in physics * Stark spectroscopy * STARK (cryptography) (Scalable Transparent ARgument of Knowledge), a protocol in cryptography

Other uses

* Stark, a

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Stark Law Stark Law is a set of United States federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to an entity for the provision of designated health services ("DHS") if the physici ...

, U.S., restricting physician self-referrals *

Stark Museum of Art The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas, houses one of the nation's most significant collections of American Western art. The Western Art collection conveys the artistic interpretation of the western region over two centuries. It spans the explo ...

, in eastern Texas * Stark–Heegner theorem, in algebra * TAC Stark, a Brazilian vehicle * USS ''Stark'' (FFG-31), a former frigate