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

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as the English word stone. It may refer to:

Places

In Austria

* Stein, a neighbourhood of Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria *

Stein, Styria Stein is a former municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Loipersdorf bei Fürstenfeld Bad Loipersdorf (until 2019, ''Loipersdorf ...

, a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld, Styria *

Stein (Lassing) Stein is a village in the Austrian state of Styria in the administrative Liezen (district), district of Liezen. It is located in the valley of the river Enns (river), Enns, and is part of the municipality Lassing. External linksMunicipality Lassing ...

, a village in the district of Liezen, Styria * Stein an der Enns, a village in the district of Liezen, Styria

In Canada

Stein River The Stein River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The name is derived from the Nlaka'pamux word Stagyn, meaning "hidden place", referring to the fact that the size and extent of the Stein River vall ...

, a tributary of the Fraser River, from the Nlaka'pamux language ''Stagyn'', meaning "hidden place" **

Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on November 22, 1995 by BC Parks and the Lytton First Nation to protect the ecological and cultural significance of the Stein River valley. ...

, 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 Steinsee is a lake at Stein Glacier near Susten Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. See also *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artifi ...

, a lake in the upper reaches of the Stein River basin

In Germany

* Stein, Bavaria, 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, 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 an ...

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

Stein-Wingert Stein-Wingert is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The community lies in the Westerwald between Limburg and Siegen, on the river ...

, a municipality in the district Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate

In the Netherlands

Stein, Limburg Stein (, ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is water. The municipality of Stein makes part of the region of South Limburg and lies between the ...

, a municipality and town *

Stein, South Holland Stein is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 5 km east of Gouda. The statistical area "Stein", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a p ...

, a small village in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard

In Switzerland

* Stein, Aargau * Stein, Appenzell in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden *

Stein, Meiringen Meiringen () is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, ...

, in the canton of Bern * Stein, St. Gallen * Stein am Rhein *

Stein (Obersaxen) The Stein (2,172 m) is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Obersaxen in the canton of Graubünden. It lies between the main Rhine valley, the Surselva, and the Lumnezia Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Su ...

, a mountain above Obersaxen *

Stein Glacier The Stein Glacier (german: Steingletscher) is a 4 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Urner Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.06 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerland *Swiss Alps The ...

, in the canton of Bern

Elsewhere

Steins, New Mexico Steins is a ghost town in Stein's Pass of Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It was originally called Stein's Pass after the nearby pass through the Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County).Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998) "Embudo" ''The Place Names of New Mex ...

, a ghost town in New Mexico, near the Arizona border, United States * Stein, Skye, a village on the isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom * Stein Islands, Antarctica * Stein am Anger (Steinamanger), the German name of Szombathely, Hungary * Stein, the German name of Dacia village, Jibert 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 is an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to the east of the larger crater Tiselius, on the far side of the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and t ...

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) __NOTOC__ Stein is a surname with different origins. It is a common German name. The name derived from German () means "stone" or "rock”. Additionally, the Scottish name (; also Steen) is a form of the name Steven. Notable people with the surnam ...

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

People with the given name

Stein Huysegems Stein Huysegems (; born 16 June 1982) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career He started his career at Belgian club Lierse SK, and has also played for the Dutch Eredivisie powerhouses like AZ, Feyenoord an ...

(born 1982), Belgian association football player *

Stein Mehren Stein Mehren (16 May 1935 – 28 July 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and playwright. He made his literary debut as poet with ''Gjennom stillheten en natt'' (1960). He wrote more than fifty books, mainly poetry.

(1935–2017), Norwegian poet, author, essayist and playwright * Stein Metzger (born 1972), American beach volleyball player * Stein Reinertsen (born 1960), Norwegian clergyman and bishop * Stein Rokkan (1921–1979), Norwegian political scientist and sociologist *

Stein Stone James Nollner "Stein" Stone Sr. (April 18, 1882 – August 25, 1926) was an American football and basketball player and coach. "Stein" is the German for stone. Vanderbilt University At Vanderbilt he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternit ...

(1882–1926), American football and basketball player and coach * Stein Eriksen (1927-2015), Swedish Olympic skier and ski personality

Other uses

* Beer stein *

Stein (brewery) The Stein Brewery ( sk, Pivovar Stein) was a 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 by Steiger ...

, 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) 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 ...

, 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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