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 sündige Meile" ("the sinful mile"), or simply "der Kiez".
Name
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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Name - Low German
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