Stein Prison

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 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, 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, a town in the district of Fürth, Bavaria
* Stein, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein
* Stein (Kochel am See), a mountain in Bavaria
* Stein an der Traun, a village in Upper Bavaria, part of the town of Traunreut
* Stein-Bockenheim, a municipality in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate
* Stein-Neukirch, 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, Appenzell in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
* Stein, Meiringen, in the canton of Bern
* Stein, St. Gallen
* Stein am Rhein
* 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, 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, Slovenia

In outer space

* Stein (lunar crater)
* Stein (crater on Venus), 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 (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 (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), 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, FM Einheit and Ulrike Haage

See also

* Stein Castle (disambiguation)
* Stein mansion
* Steiner (disambiguation)
* Steins (disambiguation)
* Stine
* Stein House (disambiguation)
* Justice Stein (disambiguation)

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