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, Yiddish and

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word meaning "stone" and "pip" or "kernel". It stems from the same

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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 Stein is a former municipality in the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld in Styria, Austria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform The Styria municipal structural reform (German: ''Steiermärkische Gemeindestrukturreform'') was a loc ...

, 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 Stein an der Enns is a village in the administrative district of Liezen, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located in the valley of the river Enns, and part of the municipality Sölk Sölk is a municipality since 2015 in the Liezen Distri ...

, a village in the district of Liezen, Styria

In Canada

Stein River The Stein River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacif ...

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

Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It was established on November 22, 1995 by BC Parks and the Lytton First Nation to protect the ecological and cultural significance of the Stein River valley ...

, 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 arti ...

, a lake in the upper reaches of the Stein River basin

In 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 Nuremb ...

, 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, located south-east of Kochel am See over Lake Kochel. Mountains of Bavaria Mountains of the Alps {{Bavaria-geo-stub ...

, 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 Stein-Bockenheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location As a winegrowing centre, ...

, 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 an der Lahn, Limburg and ...

, a municipality in the district Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate

In the 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 t ...

, a municipality and town *

Stein, South Holland Stein is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, and lies about 5 km east of Gouda. The statistical area "Stein", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a ...

, a small village in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard

In Switzerland

Stein, Aargau Stein is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The town lies across the Rhine River from Bad Säckingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Two bridges link the two city, one vehicular (Frid ...

Stein, Appenzell Stein is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. History The municipality separated from Hundwil in 1749 and was named after the ''Uf Stein'' section of the neighbouring river. Geography Stein has an area, , o ...

in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden *

Stein, Meiringen Meiringen () is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti ...

, 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 am Rhein (abbreviated as Stein a. R.) is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town's medieval centre retains the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are prese ...

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 ; french: Rhin ; nl, Rijn ; wa, Rén ; li, Rien; rm, label=Sursilvan, Rein, rm, ...

, a mountain above Obersaxen *

Stein Glacier The Stein Glacier (german: Steingletscher) is a 4 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Urner Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 6.06 km2. See also * List of glaciers in Switzerland *Swiss Alps ...

, 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 Mex ...

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

Stein, Skye Stein ( gd, Steinn) 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 Hi ...

, 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 Jibert (german: Seiburg; hu, Zsiberk) 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 ...

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

Kamnik Kamnik (; german: Stein''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 a town in northern Slovenia. It is t ...

, 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 an ...

Stein (crater on Venus) 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 A ...

, 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 and ...

(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, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a male beach volleyball player from the United States. He played college men's indoor volleyball at UCLA where he won 3 NCAA National championships under legendary coach Al Scates. ...

(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 that describes ...

* 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) 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 Austr ...

, 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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