Stein is a German, Yiddish 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 Krems an der Donau () is a town of 23,992 inhabitants in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and is approximately west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute (or ''Statutarstad ...

, Lower Austria * Stein, Styria, a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeld, Styria *

Stein (Lassing) Stein is a village in the Austrian state of Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of ...

, 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 Stein Mountain, elev. 2761 m (9058 feet), is a mountain in the Lillooet Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of the confluence of the Stein and Fraser Rivers, which is just upstream from the town of Lytton. Its ...

, 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, 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 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 ...

* Stein-Bockenheim, a municipality in the district Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate * Stein-Neukirch, 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, 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 is a former municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Nesslau-Krummenau and Stein merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Nesslau.

* 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 Stein Islands () is a two rock islands in the east part of Publications Ice Shelf Publications Ice Shelf is an Antarctic ice shelf about 35 nautical miles (60 km) long on the south shore of Prydz Bay, between Mount Caroline Mikkelsen and S ...

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

Szombathely Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative 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 t ...

, 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 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), 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 (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