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36-554: The piers are located in the St. Pauli area of Hamburg , between the lower harbour and the Fischmarkt (Fish Market), on the banks of the Elbe river. The Landungsbrücken today form a central transportation hub , with S-Bahn , U-Bahn and ferry stations, and are also a major tourist magnet with numerous restaurants and departure points for harbour pleasure boats. There is an entrance to

72-551: A central trading node for sea-borne trade. With discovery of the Americas and the emerging transatlantic trade, Hamburg exceeded all other German ports. During the second half of the 19th century, Hamburg became Central Europe's main hub for transatlantic passenger and freight travel, and from 1871 onward it was Germany's principal port of trade. In her time the Hamburg America Line was the largest shipping company in

108-542: A change of government in 2001. The port is administered by the Hamburg Port Authority. The Hamburg Port Authority is described as having adopted an innovative approach. In November 2016 the Hamburg Port Authority ordered a modern fireboat budgeted at 16 million euros . Hamburg is a major cruise destination and one of Europe's largest ports of call for cruise passengers traveling the Atlantic, or

144-485: A port complex with warehousing and transshipment facilities. The extensive free port was established when Hamburg joined the German Customs Union . It enabled duty-free storing of imported goods and also importing of materials which were processed, re-packaged, used in manufacturing and then re-exported without incurring customs duties. The free port was abandoned in 2013. The port is almost as old as

180-525: A similar arrangement, though related to the Czech Republic exclusively. The Speicherstadt , one of Hamburg's architectural icons today, is a large wharf area of 350,000 m floor area on the northern shore of the river, built in the 1880s as part of the free port and to cope with the growing quantity of goods stored in the port. Hamburg shipyards lost fleets twice after World War I and World War II. Moreover, during World War II, Hamburg harbour

216-477: A suburb called 'Hamburger Berg' (Hamburg mountain) outside the gates of the nearby city of Hamburg and close to the city of Altona . The name comes from a hill in that area that was planned by Hamburg in 1620 for defense reasons (free field of fire for the artillery). Therefore, settlement was initially allowed there, but soon businesses, which were desired inside neither Hamburg nor Altona, e.g., for their smell or noise, were relegated to 'Hamburger Berg'. Furthermore,

252-417: A sufficient security distance from the city, since these ships were fueled by coal which presented a fire risk. The current piers built in 1907 consist of floating pontoons , which are accessible from land by ten movable bridges. The 688-metre-long (2,257 ft) landing place originally served the passenger steamers of the overseas lines. Among others, the great Hapag-Lloyd liners landed here. Today only

288-410: Is a quarter of the city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the nearby Landungsbrücken is a northern part of the port of Hamburg . St. Pauli contains a world-famous red-light district around the iconic Reeperbahn area. As of 2020 the area had 21,902 residents. At the beginning of the 17th century it developed as

324-471: Is also one of the city's major attractions, both as a vital, industrial, and logistical centre, and as a backdrop for modern culture and harbour history. These include several museum ships, musical theatres, bars, restaurants, and hotels – and even a floating church. The annual celebration of the port's birthday ( Hafengeburtstag ), during the first weekend of May, is one of Hamburg's biggest public events. National and international visitors come to experience

360-632: Is also provided by busses and by ferries along and to the other bank of the Elbe river. As of 2006, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 5487 private cars were registered in St. Pauli. Port of Hamburg The Port of Hamburg ( German : Hamburger Hafen , pronounced [ˈhambʊʁɡɐ ˈhaːfn̩] ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg , Germany , 110 kilometres (68 mi) from its mouth on

396-687: Is in the BSH facility. The central court buildings of Hamburg, among others of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court , are located in the quarter at Sievekingplatz square. The Hamburg rapid transit system serves St. Pauli with the Hamburg S-Bahn commuter train stations Landungsbrücken and Reeperbahn and the Hamburg U-Bahn underground stations Landungsbrücken, St. Pauli , and Feldstraße . Public transport

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432-608: Is located in Bernhard Nocht Str. 78. The BSH is a federal authority coming under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs . Among other things, it provides information of all matters of maritime shipping, to special funding programs, law for flag, certification of mariners and information of the coasts and coastal waters of Germany. Official website BSH The head office of Federal Bureau for Maritime Casualty Investigation

468-467: Is not dead"). The Swedish post-industrial rock band Sällskapet 's song Nordlicht talks about a pub in the area. The song contains detailed instructions supposedly leading to the location of the pub. The Guardian in 2012 counted St. Pauli as one of the five best places to live in the world. Important voluntary/cultural organizations in St. Pauli are: The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)

504-619: Is still best known as Hamburg's red-light district. The red-light district is an area of a few streets around the Reeperbahn, often referred to as the Kiez . Bars and music clubs have a tradition in the Kiez St. Pauli . The Beatles lived in St. Pauli and played at the Star-Club before becoming famous. They were honored with the naming of Beatles-Platz square. Actor/singer Hans Albers

540-429: Is strongly associated with St. Pauli, providing the neighborhood's unofficial anthem, with "Auf der Reeperbahn Nachts um Halb Eins" ( On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight ) from the movie Große Freiheit Nr. 7 . The square of Hans-Albers-Platz near Reeperbahn was named after him. The district is referenced in the song "St Pauli" by Art Brut , which also contains the lyrics "Punk rock ist nicht tot" ("punk rock

576-520: The HADAG ferries, harbour tour ships and motor launches, passenger ships serving the lower Elbe, and catamarans to Stade and Helgoland still travel to the piers. Ships travel from here daily to the musical island of the concert, " The Lion King ". The old piers were destroyed during the Second World War , so today's pontoons were rebuilt between 1953 and 1955. The last section destroyed in

612-441: The Hamburg state election : It is situated directly on the north bank of the Elbe river close to the port of Hamburg . It is located south of Eimsbüttel , west of Hamburg-Neustadt and east of Altona. According to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein , the quarter has a total area of 2.6 km (1 sq mi). St. Pauli has 27,612 inhabitants in more than 17,000 households. Immigrants were 27.9% of

648-790: The North Sea . Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" ( Tor zur Welt ), it is the country's largest seaport by volume. In terms of TEU throughput , Hamburg is the third-busiest port in Europe (after Rotterdam and Antwerp ) and 15th-largest worldwide. In 2014, 9.73 million TEUs (20-foot standard container equivalents) were handled in Hamburg. The port covers an area of 73.99 square kilometres (28.57 sq mi) (64.80 km usable), of which 43.31 km (34.12 km ) are land areas. The branching Elbe creates an ideal place for

684-652: The Old Elbe tunnel at the western end of the Landungsbrücken . The eastern end of the building complex is marked by the Pegelturm (water level tower). Halfway up the tower, there is a water level indicator built into the wall, which indicates the current stage of the tides. The first pier here was built in 1839 at what was then the edge of the harbour. It served as a terminal for steamships , which could be relatively easily filled with coal here. The pier ensured

720-513: The S-Bahn and U-Bahn is provided through Landungsbrücken station . One of Hamburg's oldest and largest sewerage systems is near the Landungsbrücken . It is part of the " Stadtwasserkunst " designed by William Lindley in 1842. The Geest-Stammsiel collects sewage from far parts of the city before it is transported under the Elbe to the main purification plant Köhlbrandhöft on the opposite side of

756-515: The history of Hamburg itself. Founded on 7 May 1189 by Frederick I at a strategic location near the mouth of the Elbe, it has been Central Europe 's main port for centuries and enabled Hamburg to develop early into a leading city of trade with a rich and proud bourgeoisie. During the age of the Hanseatic League from the 13th to 16th century, Hamburg was considered second only to the port and city of Lübeck in terms of its position as

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792-723: The Bernhard Nocht Straße hospital is now in the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52. BNI website In 2006 there were two elementary schools and a secondary school in St. Pauli. A prominent symbol is its football club, FC St. Pauli and the Millerntor-Stadion . The club played host to the inaugural FIFI Wild Cup in May–June 2006. In 2010, FC St. Pauli celebrated its centenary. For

828-424: The Elbe, by means of a pumping station about 100 m upstream of the old Elbe tunnel. The sluice can be travelled by boat. For the rowing trips of Kaiser Willhelm II , a separate underground dock was constructed, viewable by appointment. [REDACTED] Media related to St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken at Wikimedia Commons St. Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; German: [ˌzaŋkt ˈpaʊli] )

864-654: The Norwegian and Baltic Seas. The port is also a major location for shipbuilder and shipyards , designing, building and reconditioning yachts and cruise liners. Hamburg has three passenger terminals for cruise ships : Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity , the Hamburg Cruise Center Altona and the Hamburg Cruise Center Steinwerder , all three capable of processing the world's largest cruise ships . Hamburg's harbour

900-471: The War, between bridges 2 and 3, was not rebuilt until 1976. During the modernisation begun in 1999, the roofing and lighting were updated. Part of this modernisation is planned to include replacing bridge 7. The terminal building, built from volcanic tuff , and the piers were constructed between 1907 and 1909 in the same location as the old Landungsbrücken . It was designed as a representative shipping station by

936-414: The architectural company of Raabe & Wöhlecke for the department of river and harbour construction of the construction deputation. With its length of 205 m, its numerous gateways to the ships' piers, its domes and towers, it sets a structural accent. The architectural sculptures were created by Arthur Bock. The complex was classified as a historical monument on 15 September 2003. A connection with

972-463: The biennial high-level conference Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe , has a major Chinese consulate at Elbchaussee 268 in Othmarschen since 1921, and has Shanghai as a sister city. A large contingent of Chinese and other Asian immigrants continue to live in the St. Pauli and Altona districts, while new arrivals also gravitate to this part of the city. These are the results of St. Pauli in

1008-463: The city to 'Hamburger Berg,' which later was named after its still existing church, 'St. Pauli' ( Saint Paul ). St. Pauli was mainly used by sailors for entertainment during their stay in Hamburg and Altona. To this day it is known as the "sinful mile," combining the upper and lower standards of entertainment, from musicals, theaters, to bars and clubs, as well as the most known red light district. There have been various social issues and conflicts during

1044-422: The jubilee the fan club 18auf12 recorded a song: One Hundred Beers (Words and music by Henning Knorr & Christoph Brüx ). St. Pauli has a long tradition as a recreation and amusement center. The big port of Hamburg led many sailors to Hamburg who preferred to spend their spare time (while their ships were unloaded and loaded again) in this area. Since then there has been prostitution in St. Pauli, and it

1080-627: The last decades, including the Hafenstraße , Rote Flora and Bambule . Hamburg, as a major port city, has very close ties to China and Asia in general. Since around 1890, it was home to the Chinesenviertel Chinatown area within its St. Pauli district (around Schmuckstrasse ), which was shut down by the Nazis in the 1930s. The St. Pauli Chinatown has been reestablishing itself since the 2010s. The city of Hamburg also hosts

1116-526: The population. There were 11.9% with children under the age of 18 and 9.3% of the inhabitants were 65 years of age or older. 63.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNI) is located in the Bernhard Nocht Straße 7. It is a research center for tropical and infectious diseases and provides an information center about health risks, vaccinations and medical data about other countries for tourism and travel advice. The research facility formerly located in

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1152-517: The present-day active company Hapag-Lloyd was founded. During the partition of Germany between 1945 and 1990, the Port of Hamburg lost much of its hinterland and consequently many of its trading connections. However, since German reunification , the fall of the Iron Curtain and European enlargement , Hamburg has made substantial ground as one of Europe's prime logistics centres and as one of

1188-463: The rope makers (or 'Reeper' in Low German ) were placed here because in the city it was hard to find enough space for their work. The name of St. Pauli's most famous street Reeperbahn, or "Rope Walk," harkens back to its rope-making past. When people were officially allowed to live in St. Pauli at the end of the 17th century the city government moved workhouses and ( pestilence ) hospitals out of

1224-623: The world's largest and busiest sea ports. In 2022, the German government let the Chinese state-owned COSCO Shipping take a stake in ownership of the port. Deepening of the river Elbe for large vessels is controversial for ecological reasons. In part due to cooperation with Lower Saxony and Bremen to build a new container port ( JadeWeserPort ) in the deep waters of Jadebusen in Wilhelmshaven , Hamburg withdrew from this plan after

1260-452: The world. Since 1888, the HADAG runs a scheduled ferry service across various parts of the port and the Elbe. The Free Port (Freihafen), established on 15 October 1888, enabled traders to ship and store goods without going through customs and further enhanced Hamburg's position in sea trade with neighbouring countries. It was permanently closed on 1 January 2013. The Moldauhafen has

1296-594: Was the hub destination of the Hamburg America Line , that assured the Nazi Party a connection to the United States for the import of oil and steel, and the export of manufactured goods from Germany thanks to container ships. The shipping line Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft ( HAPAG ) gave the name to the so-called shipping company based in Hamburg which used to run the trades of goods on this route. In 1970, along with Norddeutscher Lloyd ,

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