Reeperbahn

The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, the centre of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district. In German it is also called "die s?ndige Meile" ("the sinful mile"), or simply "der Kiez".

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The name Reeperbahn comes from the old Low German word Reep meaning "a heavy rope for a ship"; in former times these ropes were produced here for the nearby harbor.

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Hamburg: :This article is about the city in Germany. For other articles named Hamburg, see Hamburg (disambiguation)....

St. Pauli: St. Pauli (full name: Sankt Pauli) is a district of the German city of Hamburg and a district of the State of Hamburg....

Red-light district: A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. The term was first recorded in the United States around 1890, and derives from the practice of placing a red light in the window to indicate to customers the (often illegal) nature of the business. This is...