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and

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word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the same Germanic

root In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the su ...

as the English word stone. It may refer to:

Places

In Austria

* Stein, a neighbourhood of

Krems an der Donau Krems an der Donau () is a town of 23,992 inhabitants in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and is approximately west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute (or ''Statutarst ...

, Lower Austria * Stein, Styria, a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld, Styria * Stein (Lassing), a village in the district of Liezen, Styria *

Stein an der Enns Stein an der Enns is a village in the administrative district of Liezen, in the Austrian state of Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. ...

, a village in the district of Liezen, Styria

In Canada

* Stein River, a tributary of the Fraser River, from the Nlaka'pamux language ''Stagyn'', meaning "hidden place" ** Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, a British Columbia provincial park comprising the basin of that river ** Stein Mountain, a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges named for the river ** Stein Lake, a lake in the upper reaches of the Stein River basin

In Germany

Stein, Bavaria Stein (East Franconian: ''Schdah'') is a town in the district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 7 km south of Fürth, and 7 km southwest of Nuremberg (centre). Geography Stein is located in the metropolitan area Nürnbe ...

, a town in the district of Fürth, Bavaria *

Stein, Schleswig-Holstein Stein is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein *

Stein (Kochel am See) Stein is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany, located south-east of Kochel am See over Lake Kochel Kochelsee or Lake Kochel is a lake south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. The western 1.7 km² or 28.3 percent of the lake lies within the b ...

, a mountain in Bavaria * Stein an der Traun, a village in Upper Bavaria, part of the town of

Traunreut Traunreut (; Central Bavarian: ''Traunreit'') is a town in southeastern Bavaria, Germany in the Traunstein district. It is located at . Traunreut lies in the heart of the Chiemgau region between Munich and Salzburg, approximately 10 km east ...

Stein-Bockenheim Stein-Bockenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location As a winegrowing centre, S ...

, a municipality in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate *

Stein-Neukirch Stein-Neukirch is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The community of Stein-Neukirch lies in the Westerwald between Siegen in the north a ...

, a municipality in the district Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate * Stein-Wingert, a municipality in the district Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate

In the Netherlands

* Stein, Limburg, a municipality and town * Stein, South Holland, a small village in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard

In Switzerland

Stein, Aargau Stein is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The town lies across the Rhine River from Bad Säckingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Two bridges link the two city, one vehicular (Fri ...

Stein, Appenzell Stein is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. History The municipality separated from Hundwil in 1749 and was named after the ''Uf Stein'' section of the neighbouring river. Geography Stein has an area, , o ...

in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden * Stein, Meiringen, in the canton of Bern * Stein, St. Gallen *

Stein am Rhein Stein am Rhein (abbreviated as Stein a. R.) is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town's medieval centre retains the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserve ...

* Stein (Obersaxen), a mountain above Obersaxen * Stein Glacier, in the canton of Bern

Elsewhere

* Steins, New Mexico, a ghost town in New Mexico, near the Arizona border, United States *

Stein, Skye Stein ( gd, Steinn) is a crofting township, situated on the north eastern shore of Loch Bay, in the west of the Waternish peninsula, on the isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland. Previously known as Lochbay, it is in the council area of High ...

, a village on the isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom *

Stein Islands Stein Islands () is a two rock islands in the east part of Publications Ice Shelf, about 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of the Sostrene Islands. Mapped from air photos by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Steinane (the stones ...

, Antarctica * Stein am Anger (Steinamanger), the German name of

Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...

, Hungary * Stein, the German name of Dacia village,

Jibert Jibert (german: Seiburg; hu, Zsiberk) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Dacia (until 1931 ''Ștena''), Grânari, Jibert, Lovnic and Văleni. The commune is located in the northwestern part of ...

Commune, Braşov County, Romania * Stein in Oberkrain, the German name of

Kamnik Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...

, Slovenia

In outer space

* Stein (lunar crater) *

Stein (crater on Venus) Stein is a German, Yiddish and Norwegian word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the same Germanic root as the English word stone. It may refer to: Places In Austria * Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austr ...

, a crater on Venus

People

* Stein (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)

People with the given name

* Stein Huysegems (born 1982), Belgian association football player * Stein Mehren (1935–2017), Norwegian poet, author, essayist and playwright *

Stein Metzger Stein Metzger (born November 17, 1972, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a male beach volleyball player from the United States. He played college men's indoor volleyball at UCLA where he won 3 NCAA National championships under legendary coach Al Scates. ...

(born 1972), American beach volleyball player *

Stein Reinertsen Stein Reinertsen (born 21 January 1960) is a Norwegian Lutheran clergyman who since January 2013 has been bishop in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark of the Church of Norway. Early life and education Stein Reinertsen was born and grew up in O ...

(born 1960), Norwegian clergyman and bishop *

Stein Rokkan Stein Rokkan (July 4, 1921 – July 22, 1979) was a Norwegian political scientist and sociologist. He was the first professor of sociology at the University of Bergen and a principal founder of the discipline of comparative politics. He foun ...

(1921–1979), Norwegian political scientist and sociologist * Stein Stone (1882–1926), American football and basketball player and coach *

Stein Eriksen Stein Eriksen (11 December 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Norway. Following his racing career, he was a ski school director and ambassador at various resorts in the United States. Background ...

(1927-2015), Swedish Olympic skier and ski personality

Other uses

Beer stein A beer stein ( ), or simply stein, is either a traditional beer mug made out of stoneware or specifically an ornamental beer mug sold as a souvenir or collectible. An 1894 article on beer mugs in the American ''Vogue'' magazine that describes ...

Stein (brewery) The Stein Brewery ( sk, Pivovar Stein) was a Slovakia, Slovak brewery, based in Bratislava. It was founded between 1871 and 1876 and closed in 2007. Eventually, Stein became the third largest brewery in Czechoslovakia. The brand is still produced b ...

, a beer brewery in Bratislava, Slovakia * USS ''Stein'' (FF-1065), a frigate in the U.S. Navy * Stein (grape), another name for the white wine grape Chenin blanc * Steinwein, wine from the Franconia vineyard Würzburger Stein * Stein (band), theatre music group made up of

Katharina Franck Katharina Franck (born July 28, 1963) is a German singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved fame as singer, songwriter, and guitarist of pop rock band the Rainbirds in the late 1980s. Besides her work with Rainbirds, she was also a mem ...

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