Reitwallstraße
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| Location | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°22′30″N 9°43′58″E / 52.374952°N 9.732916°E |
| From | Goethestraße |
| To | Am Marstall |
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| Known for | Prostitution, strip clubs |
The Reitwallstraße is a street in Hanover, Germany, near the pedestrianised Am Steintor. It is part of the red-light district, which is bounded by Reuterstraße, Goethestraße, Reitwallstraße and Am Marstall and is crossed by Scholvinstraße. The street is known for prostitution and strip clubs.[1]
History
The name of the street derives from the riding facilities it contained and the proximity to the city wall. On an 1834 map it is shown as the "riding by Hanover's walls of fortification" and ran from Steintor towards the Leine[2] (A tributary of the river Aller). There was a riding school, a riding arena and stables, which belonged to the court stables of the Leineschloss. Around the middle of the 19th century, the street was renamed Schillerstraße (later renamed Am Marstall), and the name Reitwallstraße given to the side street that currently bears the name.
No. 15 Reitwallstraße was the location of the printing and publishing house called Berenbergsche Buchdruckerei, which published, amongst others, the 1846 court and state handbook for the Kingdom of Hanover.[3]
Modern times
The street now extends between Goethestraße and Am Marstall. The situation in Reitwallstraße is rated by the police as "delicate". 300 crimes occurred in this area alone between early 2009 and 2010. Reitwallstrasse is considered a retreat for drug dealers and thugs.[4] The road was declared a "dangerous place" for the purposes of the Lower Saxony law on public order and safety.[5]
The entertainment area of the red light district with brothels, strip clubs, clubs, bars and tattoo shops was under the control of the Hells Angels for many years.[6][7] The "King" of the area was Frank Hanebuth up until 2011.[8] Hanebuth was the leader of the Bones outlaw motorcycle club, which in 1999 amalgamated with the Hells Angels.[9] In 2010, the Hells Angels met with rivals, the Bandidos, in the restaurant Little Italy and under lawyer Götz von Fromberg agreed a "peace treaty".[10] The Hanover Hells Angels were dissolved in 2012 and the following year the Black Jackets attempted to control the district.[11]
The Reitwallstraße has declined as a red-light district in recent years. A plan for a new 167 room hotel on the street was proposed in 2019[12] and also im 2019 the laufhaus Sexworld was closed and converted into 20 apartments.[13]
See also
References
- ^ Eppelsheim, Philip (30 November 2010). "Netzwerke in Hannover: Ein Nachmittag im Steintorviertel" [An afternoon in the Steintorviertel]. FAZ.NET (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Plan der Residenzstadt Hannover" [Map of the Residenzstadt Hanover]. Hahnsche Buchhandlung. 1834.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch für das Königreich Hannover [Court and State Manual for the Kingdom of Hanover] (in German). Berenberg. 1846.
- ^ "Bilanz nach Großrazzia am Steintor" [Record after Großrazzia at the stone gate]. NP - Neue Presse (in German). 21 November 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Morchner, Tobias (22 November 2010). "Polizei zeigt sich zufrieden nach Razzia am Steintor" [Police are satisfied after the raid on the stone gate]. www.SN-Online.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Morchner, Tobias (28 November 2010). "Behörden erhöhen Druck auf die Hells Angels in Hannover" [Authorities put pressure on the Hells Angels in Hanover]. www.SN-Online.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Der Steintorkiez" [The stone gate district]. leben-in-hannover.net. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Hannovers Steintorviertel : Mächtigster Hells Angel zieht sich aus Geschäft zurück" [Hanover's Steintorviertel mightiest Hells Angel pulls out of business]. MOPO.de (in German). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Schüsse, Schlachten, Showdown" [Shots, battles, showdown]. www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). 1 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Voltmer, M.; Godau, J. (26 May 2010). "Hells Angels und Bandidos: Heute Friedenspakt beim Star-Anwalt" [Today peace pact with the star lawyer]. bild.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Erobern Black Jackets das Steintor?" [Black Jackets conquer the stone gate?]. NP - Neue Presse (in German). 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Ist dieser Hotel-Entwurf eine gute Idee fürs Steintor?" [=Is this hotel design a good idea for the stone gate?]. HAZ – Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Aus Sexworld wird Wohnhaus: Das Steintor im Wandel" [Sexworld becomes a home: The stone gate in transition]. HAZ – Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). 22 January 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
