Stein may refer to:

Places

Austria

* Stein, a neighbourhood of

Krems an der Donau Krems an der Donau (, ) is a city in Lower Austria, Austria. With a population of 24,821, it is the 20th-largest city of Austria and fifth-largest of Lower Austria. It is approximately west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute (or '' ...

, 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

Canada

Stein River The Stein River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific ...

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

Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park The Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park is located near Lytton, British Columbia. The park was established in 1995. The park is co-managed, operated, and planned through a partnership between the Lytton First Nation and the government of Brit ...

, 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

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 Nürn ...

, a town in the district of Fürth, Bavaria * Stein, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Plön, Schleswig-Holstein *

Stein (Kochel am See) Stein () is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of ...

, 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

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, a small village in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard

Switzerland

Stein, Aargau Stein () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Rheinfelden (district), Rheinfelden in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The town lies across the Rhine River from Bad Säckingen in the German ...

Stein, Appenzell Stein () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. History The municipality separated from Hundwil in 1749 and was named after the ''Uf Stein'' section of th ...

in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden * Stein, Meiringen, in the canton of Bern *

Stein, St. Gallen Stein () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg (Wahlkreis), Toggenburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalitie ...

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. It is located at the outfall of Lower Lake Constance on the High Rhine river, about halfway between the town of Scha ...

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 The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river b ...

, a mountain above Obersaxen *

Stein Glacier 290px, Stein Glacier in 1920 The Stein Glacier () is a 4 km long glacier (2005) situated at the Susten Pass in the Urner Alps in the easternmost part of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.In 1973 it had an area of 6.06 km2. The highes ...

, 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 M ...

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

Stein, Skye Stein () 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 Highland. H ...

, 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 stone ...

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

Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, 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 the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

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

Jibert Jibert (; ) 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 the county, on the border ...

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

Kamnik Kamnik (; ''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 the ninth-largest town of Slovenia, located in t ...

, Slovenia

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 Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance ...

* Stein (crater on Venus), a crater on Venus

People

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

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

(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 Stein Metzger (born November 17, 1972) is a former beach volleyball player from the United States. He is the head coach of the beach volleyball team at the University of Texas. High school Metzger grew up surfing and playing beach volleyball ...

(born 1972), American beach volleyball player * Stein Reinertsen (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 founded ...

(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 fraterni ...

(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), ''Vogue'' magazin ...

* 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 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 me ...

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