| Stein | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Vlist - Stein.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Stein in the former municipality of Vlist. |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Krimpenerwaard |
| Coordinates: | 52°N 51°W |
| Population Total: | 1060 |
| Population As Of: | January 1, 2005 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
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.[1]
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).