Stein (surname)
Stein is a surname with different origins. The name derived from German ([ʃtaɪn]) means "stone" or "rock", the Scottish name (/stiːn/; also Steen) a form of Steven. Notable people with the surname include:
Stein
Stein may refer to:
People
Places
In Austria:
In Canada:
- 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
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 population of around 1060.
Stein was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1870, known as Land van Stein, when it became part of Reeuwijk. The former municipality of Vrijhoef en Kalverbroek was added to Land van Stein in 1827. The part of the former municipality that lay north of the railway line from Gouda to Woerden still is part of that municipality; the southern part belonged to Haastrecht, and since 1985 to Vlist (till 2015).
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Stein Castle (Saxony)
Stein Castle (German: Burg Stein or Burg und Schloss Stein) is a Saxon castle located southeast of Zwickau in the village of Stein in the municipality of Hartenstein on the rocky banks of the Zwickauer Mulde in the east German state of Saxony.
Location
Just above the castle is a weir on the River Mulde. The impounded river drove a mill with four large water wheels. In 1788 its milling rights (Mahlzwang) were transferred from an older mill to this one. As a result of its exclusive milling rights, several mill tracks led to Stein. In 1912 the construction of a stately home, Wolfsbrunn House (Schloss Wolfsbrunn), began on the opposite bank of the river. The ruins of Isenburg castle are located only two kilometres upstream. Towards Langenbach were once the villages of Ober- and Niederopritz, which used to belong to Stein Castle, but were probably destroyed during the Hussite Wars.
History
The settlement of the Ore Mountains began in the 12th/13th centuries, especially along the rivers. River crossings and religious orders (Niederlassungen) were protected by fortified sites. Along the Zwickauer Mulde river, numerous castles were built.
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