Holstein may refer to:

Animal breeds

  • Holstein Friesian, a cattle breed used in dairy farming
  • Holsteiner, a breed of horse originating in the Schleswig-Holstein region of northern Germany

Places

  • Schleswig-Holstein, a state in Northern Germany
  • Holstein, a region in Germany
  • Duchy of Holstein
  • Holstein, Ontario, a village in Canada
  • New Holstein, Wisconsin, United States
  • Holstein, Iowa, United States
  • Holstein, Missouri, United States
  • Holstein, Nebraska, United States
  • the German name of Pregolskiy, Kaliningrad, Russia
  • Hölstein, a village in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Danish ships

n.b. In Danish, the spelling of Holstein can be varied as Holsten or Holsteen

  • Holsten (I) – a ship of the Danish East India Company (1800–1805); originally HDMS Det Store Bælt (1782)
  • Holsten (II) – a ship of the Danish East India Company (1806–1808); see Warren Hastings (1802 EIC ship)
  • HDMS Holsteen, a Danish ship-of-the-line

Other

  • Holstein (station), an Oslo Metro station
  • Holstein (surname)
  • Holstein interglacial, a geologic stretch of time
  • Holstein-Primakoff transformation, a mathematical physics transformation
  • Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela (1781–1850), Portuguese diplomat and statesmen

See also

  • Holston (disambiguation)