Stein

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)