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28-453: The square was first mentioned in 1260 as Pferdemarkt . Horse trading was later relocated to Neuer Pferdemarkt ( New Horse Market ) square in St. Pauli after construction of Hamburg city walls . The square was renamed after dramatist and novelist Gerhart Hauptmann after his death in 1946. In the 1970s the square was redesigned with a wavy surface, which was partly flattened in the 2000s, because

56-497: A building boom on Elbchaussee. Villas and country houses from those years are identifiable by being named after the respective commissioning Hanseatic first families , and many of them likened to Royal residences. Typical for late 18th-century and early 19th-century European architecture , most of them were built in Neoclassical or Biedermeier style, surrounded by parks often inspired by English landscape design . During

84-696: A homogenous allocation of villas on both street sides, with the exceptions of Schröder's Elbpark and Hindenburgpark. Teufelsbrück Ferry Pier, including a small marina , are located at the mouth of the Flottbek creek. At this point, Elbchaussee leaves the elevated plateau of the Geest , and briefly comes down close to the river shore. Opposite of Teufelsbrück, the Elbchaussee passes the Flottbek Valley, landscaped into Jenisch park , at 42 hectare by far

112-484: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . St. Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; German: [ˌzaŋkt ˈpaʊli] ) 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

140-635: 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. Elbchaussee The Elbchaussee ( German pronunciation: [ˈɛlpʃɔˌseː] ) is a famous thoroughfare of Hamburg , Germany, joining the city's western Elbe suburbs ( Elbvororte ) Othmarschen , Nienstedten and Blankenese with Altona and Hamburg's inner city . Running along

168-687: 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

196-608: 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

224-467: 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)

252-619: 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

280-429: 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

308-530: The Gründerzeit years (ca. 1871–1900), other building styles were also applied, including various Revival styles , Art Deco and Art Nouveau (Jugendstil). With completion of modern infrastructure projects in the second half of the 19th century, the Elbchausee became popular as a local recreational area. On weekends and bank holidays, the new railway , tram and ferry lines brought large crowds to

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336-593: The Nazis in the 1930s. The St. Pauli Chinatown has been reestablishing itself since the 2010s. The city of Hamburg also hosts 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

364-463: The 18th century, at times also center of a local recreational area, Elbchaussee today is still home to many of Hamburg's finest residences, restaurants and hotels. At a length of 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles) and a traffic volume of 40,000 cars per day, it also covers functions as a local collector road and one of Hamburg's arterial roads . Since the time after the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648),

392-723: 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

420-404: The Elbchaussee and its beaches. In the 1890s the management of the promenade was transferred to municipal authorities. The Elbe suburbs were merged into the town of Altona in 1927, which in turn was merged into the city of Hamburg in 1937 . As recent as 1950, a renaming of the eastern half was carried out. Despite forming a unity in terms of both traffic and a landscaped urban space all along,

448-523: The area had a few country estates and summer retreats connected by a bumpy country lane . During the second half of the 18th century, with more Hamburg grand burghers , wealthy merchants and ship-owners establishing their homes along the Elbe shore, Elbchaussee became a fashionable residential address. Around 1780, and on private initiative, the street was enhanced as a chaussée and managed as an exclusive toll road . The years between 1790 and 1840 saw

476-545: The city. These are the results of St. Pauli in 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

504-419: The elevated northern Elbe shore, across Geest heights, embedded forests and meadows, the Elbchaussee offers scenic views across the widening Lower Elbe , onto the opposite plains of Altes Land , and the distant activities of the port's container terminals. Elbchaussee is best known for its many stately homes and villas, framed by ancient trees and lush parks and gardens. Developed as a residential road in

532-525: The end of the 17th century the city government moved workhouses and ( pestilence ) hospitals out of 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

560-419: The iconic Reeperbahn area. As of 2020 the area had 21,902 residents. At the beginning of the 17th century it developed as 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

588-422: 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

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616-473: The largest of the Elbe parks. For the next one and a half kilometers, Elbchaussee runs close to the river. At Louis C. Jacob's Hotel, it leaves the Elbe shore and turns inland. After passing the rather large Hirschpark, the Elbchaussee winds into the narrow street net of Blankenese , finding its western end in continuation of Blankeneser Hauptstraße, not far off the Süllberg or Blankenese Ferry Pier. Many of

644-588: The left is Heine-Park, laid out as an English park in the late 18th century. Subsequent parks are Donner's Park and Rosengarten. These green spaces all have interconnecting perrons and stairways down to Neumühlen at the Elbe's shore. Neumühlen has a quay wall , then from the Neumühlen/Oevelgönne Ferry Pier onwards, the Oevelgönne shore has a natural sand beach . The section of Elbchaussee up to Teufelsbrück Ferry Pier features

672-543: The most known red light district. There have been various social issues and conflicts during 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

700-526: 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

728-557: The square should be used regularly for a Christmas market and other events. Thalia Theater is located at the square since 1843. Major retailer Karstadt has its Hamburg central department store at the corner of Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz and Mönckebergstraße, often called Karstadt Mö by the Hamburg inhabitants. [REDACTED] Media related to Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz (Hamburg) at Wikimedia Commons 53°33′05″N 9°59′57″E  /  53.5515°N 9.9991°E  / 53.5515; 9.9991 This Hamburg location article

756-539: The street's eastern half was until then called "Flottbecker Chaussee" or "Flottbeker Chaussee", only the western half "Elbchaussee". Since the 1990s a number of villas of the fin de siècle have been replaced by high end apartment buildings , mainly New Classical or Modern architecture . Within its length of 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles), Elbchaussee is a rather heterogeneous street. At its eastern end, Elbchaussee starts hardly noticeable as an extension of Altona 's Palmaille and Klopstockstraße. The first public park to

784-545: 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, 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

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