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Places in Austria

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Strass im Zillertal Strass im Zillertal is a municipality in the Schwaz district in the Austrian state of Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area ...
, a municipality in Tyrol *
Straß in Steiermark Straß in Steiermark is a municipality in the district of Leibnitz in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography Straß in Steiermark is situated in the south of Styria, on the border with Slovenia. Constituent parts of Straß municipality The ...
, a municipality in Styria * Straß im Straßertale, a municipality in Lower Austria * Straß im Attergau, a municipality in Upper Austria


Other uses

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Rhinestone A rhinestone, paste or diamante is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic. Original Originally, rhinestones were rock crystals gathered from the river ...
or ''strass'' *
Syndicat du travail sexuel The Syndicat du travail sexuel (STRASS) (Union of sexual work) is an association in France that defends the rights of sex workers, mainly prostitutes but also pornographic actors and phone sex operators. The association was formed on 20 March ...
(STRASS), a sex worker organisation in France.


People with the surname

* Barbara Strass (born 1974), Austrian former international team handball player *
Beata Sabina Straas Beata Sabina Straas or Strass (died 1773) also known as Madame Åberg was a professional stage actress in Sweden. She was a member of the pioneer group of actors in the first Swedish national theatre of Bollhuset. Life Beata's birth year and ...
''or'' Strass (before 1737–1773) *
David Stras David Ryan Stras (born July 4, 1974) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is a former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Early life and education Stras was born in 1974 ...
, a professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School *
Georg Friedrich Strass Georg Friedrich Strass (french: Georges Frédéric Strass; 29 May 1701, Wolfisheim near Strasbourg – 22 December 1773) was an Alsatian jeweler and inventor of imitation gemstones. He is best known as the inventor of the rhinestone, called ' ...
(1701–1773), Alsatian jeweler who invented the rhinestone {{disambiguation, geo, surname