Stoss Explained

Stoss (Stoß), a German word meaning "shock" or "impact", may refer to:

• Stoss (geography), a term describing the side of a landform that faces an advancing glacier
• Stoss Pass, in Switzerland
• Stoss railway station, in Gais, Switzerland
• 6106 Stoss, a main-belt asteroid

People

• Ferdinand Stoss, United States Air Force major general
• Franz Stoss (1909–1995), Austrian actor
• Richard Stöss (born 1944), German political scientist
• Sebastian Stoss (born 1986), Austrian swimmer
• Veit Stoss (before 1450–1533), German sculptor

See also

• Stoß (disambiguation)
• Pavao Štoos (1806–1862), Croatian poet, priest, and revivalist