List of streets, squares and bridges in Hamburg-St. Pauli

Location of St. Pauli in Hamburg and in the Mitte district (light red)

The list of streets, squares and bridges in Hamburg-St. Pauli is an overview of the streets, squares and bridges currently in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli . It is part of the list of traffic areas in Hamburg .

overview

In St. Pauli (district numbers 109 to 112), 22097 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) live on 0.7 km². This makes the district the third smallest in terms of area and at the same time the most densely populated. St. Pauli is located in the postcode areas 20354, 20355, 20357, 20359, 20459, 22767 and 22769.

There are 109 designated traffic areas in St. Pauli, including 14 squares, two bridges and a tunnel. There are no groups of motifs, but due to the rapid growth of the city in the 19th century, many streets were named after male and female first names for the sake of simplicity.

Overview of the streets

The following table gives an overview of all designated traffic areas in the district and some related information. In detail these are:

Name / location : current name of the street. Via the link ( location ), the street can be displayed on various map services. The geoposition indicates approximately the middle. In the case of longer streets that lead through two or more parts of the city, it is therefore possible that the coordinate is in a different part of the city.
Street key : official street key, consisting of a letter (first letter of the street) and a three-digit number.
Length / dimensions in meters:
Note: The length information contained in the overview are overview values rounded up or down according to mathematical rules , which were determined in the Digital Atlas North with the local scale. They are more for comparison purposes and, if official values are known, are exchanged and marked separately.
The addition ( in the district ) indicates how long the street is within the district if it runs through several districts.
Name origin : origin or reference of the name.
Date of designation : Year of the official designation or the first mention of a name, in case of uncertainty also the specification of a period.
Notes : Further information on nearby institutions, the history of the street, historical names, monuments, etc.
Image : Photo of the street or an adjacent object.

Name / location	Road key	Length / dimensions (in meters)	Origin of name	Date of designation	Remarks
At the Brunnenhof ( Location )	A205	0295	after the so-called “Bornspring”, with which the water supply of the Katharinenkirchspiel was guaranteed	around 1852
At the Elbpark ( Location )	A218	0240	according to location and function	1894
At the Nobi pond ( Location )	A299	0035	after the Nobis pond, which was filled in in 1727	1899	before 1899: Great Petersenstrasse
Annenstrasse ( Location )	A440	0235	after the female first name	1856
Antonistraße ( Location )	A445	0095	after the male first name	1800	The properties on the west side are in Altona-Altstadt , otherwise the street is in St. Pauli, especially the entire street area.
Balduinstrasse ( Location )	B037	0180	after the male first name	1899
Baldwin staircase ( Location )	B782	0045	based on Balduinstrasse	1969
Beatles Square ( Location )	B895	0020 (diameter)	The Beatles , British beat and rock band	2006
At the church yards ( Location )	B154	0205	as a route to burial grounds beyond the dam gate	1794	southern street area in Neustadt
At the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken ( Location )	B156	0590 (in the district)	originated due to its location	1911	mainly in St. Pauli, only a short part at the junction of the street Hafentor in Neustadt
At the Schiller Opera ( Location )	B184	0175	after the location near the theater building of the same name, which is now a listed building	1848
At the green hunter ( Location )	B208	0315	after the inn of the same name, formerly located there	1932	north of the new horse market in Sternschanze
By the funnel ( Location )	B224	0115	after a house built in the French era with a roof shaped like an upturned funnel	1905
Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse ( Location )	B287	0695	Bernhard Nocht (1857–1945), tropical medicine	1928	before 1928: Bernhardstrasse
Bernstorffstrasse ( Location )	B289	0770	Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff (1712–1772), German diplomat and Danish Foreign Minister, and Andreas Peter von Bernstorff (1735–1797), Foreign Minister of the entire Danish state	1948	Only the properties on the east side are in St. Pauli, otherwise completely in Altona old town , especially the street area; before 1948: Adolphstrasse
Bertha Keyser Way ( Location )	B835	0095	Bertha Keyser (1868–1964), carer for the poor and the homeless	1983
Betty-Heine-Stieg ( Location )	B.	0135	Betty Heine born Goldschmidt (1777–1837), wife of the banker Salomon Heine	2019	Footpath
Bleicherstrasse ( Location )	B396	0420	after the numerous residents who work in the bleaching trade	around 1665
Brigittenstrasse ( Location )	B602	0195	after the female first name	1897
Brunnenhofstrasse ( Location )	B644	0120	after the so-called “Bornspring”, with which the water supply of the Katharinenkirchspiel was guaranteed	around 1852
Budapester Strasse ( Location )	B673	0815	Budapest , capital of Hungary	1956	before 1956: Thälmannstrasse
Clemens-Schultz-Strasse ( Location )	C042	0420	Clemens Schultz (1862–1914), pastor at St. Pauli Church	1948	before 1948: Kieler Strasse
Congress place ( Location )	C100	0100 x90 x90	after the location at the Congress Center Hamburg	2018	Currently under construction (as of June 2020)
Dag Hammarskjold Bridge ( Location )	-	0070 (in the district)	Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), UN Secretary General	1962	Footbridge; southern part in Neustadt
Dag Hammarskjold Square ( Location )	D005	0200 × 50	Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), UN Secretary General	1962	The square was expanded through renovation work around the Dammtor train station and the Congress Center and now runs partially on the area of the shortened Marseiller Strasse; a narrow southern part is in Neustadt . Currently under construction (as of June 2020)
Dam gate ( Location )	D026	0020 (in the district)	according to its location at the Dammtor	1817	only left half of the street north of Marseiller Strasse to railway bridge in St. Pauli, otherwise in Neustadt ; from the railway bridge north completely in Rotherbaum
Davidstrasse ( Location )	D046	0455	after the male first name	1928
David stairs ( Location )	D258	0045	based on Davidstrasse	1969
Detlev-Bremer-Strasse ( Location )	D082	0370	Detlev Bremer (1403–1464), Mayor of Hamburg	1948	before 1948: Sophienstrasse
Erichstrasse ( Location )	E204	0195	after the male first name	1800
Feldstrasse ( Location )	F068	0425	according to the location on the adjacent Heiligengeistfeld	1841
Finkenstrasse ( Location )	F118	0095	Petrus Finke (1644–1698), lawyer, previous owner of the property	around 1737
Flora-Neumann-Strasse ( Location )	F350	0230	Flora Neumann (1911–2005), Jewish resistance fighter against National Socialism	2010	Neumann was active as a contemporary witness, especially in schools, right into old age. Before 2010 part of Grabenstrasse.
Friedrichstrasse ( Location )	F243	0200	after the male first name	1800
Gebrüder-Wolf-Platz ( Location )	G490	0040 × 15	Ludwig Wolf (1867–1955), Leopold Wolf (1869–1926) and James Wolf (1870–1943), musicians	2006
Gerhardstrasse ( Location )	G070	0090	after the male first name	1800	No street sign available
Gilbertstrasse ( Location )	G094	0210 (in the district)	Jean Gilbert (1879–1942), composer and conductor	1948	west of Bernstorffstrasse in Altona old town ; before 1948: Gustavstrasse
Glacischaussee ( Location )	G100	0690	after a name for a street in front of the Holsten Gate	1893	eastern half of the street in Neustadt
Glashüttenstrasse ( Location )	G105	0375	after a glassworks operated in today's Karolinenstrasse in the second half of the 18th century	1841
Grabenstrasse ( Location )	G189	0230	after the location near a former ditch	1849
Lot of freedom ( Location )	G267	0350	according to the religious and commercial freedom of the local religious communities and craft guilds in Altona	after 1600
Harbor stairs ( Location )	H025	0035	according to location and function	1969
Hamburger Berg ( Location )	H073	0190	after the former name St. Paulis	1938	before 1938: Behind the Dröge and Heinestrasse
Hans-Albers-Platz ( Location )	H107	0090 × 75 × 40	Hans Albers (1891–1960), actor and singer	1964
Harald-Stender-Platz ( Location )	H863	0075 × 45	Harald Stender (1924–2011), football player at FC St. Pauli	2013
Heiligengeistfeld ( Location )	H267	0605 × 200	after the hospital to the Holy Spirit	1497	The traditional Hamburg Cathedral takes place here three times a year .
Hein-Hoyer-Strasse ( Location )	H284	0495	Hein Hoyer (around 1380–1447), Hamburg mayor	1948	before 1948: Wilhelminenstrasse
Hein-Köllisch-Platz ( Location )	H285	0045 × 40 × 30 × 20 (in the district)	Hein Köllisch (1857–1901), humorist and songwriter	1949	western part in Altona old town ; before 1949: Paulsplatz
Helgoland Allee ( Location )	H322	0480	Heligoland island	1894	eastern half of the street in Neustadt
Herbertstrasse ( Location )	H356	0095	after the male first name	1922	before 1922: Heinrichstrasse
Herrenweide ( Location )	H382	0125	to a meadow near the filled in Nobis pond, which belonged to the city	1830
Holstenglacis ( Location )	H585	0195	after the location in front of the former Holsten Gate (see also Glacischaussee)	1893	eastern half of the street in Neustadt
Holstenstrasse ( Location )	H590	0210	after the tribe of the Holsten	1846	In the St. Pauli area, only plots 1 to 17 are located between Nobistor and Simon-von-Utrecht-Straße, otherwise in Altona-Altstadt and Altona-Nord .
Hopfenstrasse ( Location )	H623	0285	after the numerous breweries in St. Pauli	1866
Kampstrasse ( Location )	K054	0170	after a field name	1843	Only house number 44 in St. Pauli, otherwise in Sternschanze .
Karolinenplatz ( Location )	K638	0200	based on Karolinenstrasse	2009
Karolinenstrasse ( Location )	K085	0440	According to Beckershaus origin unknown, according to Hanke after the female first name	1841
Kastanienallee ( Location )	K093	0315	after the original planting	1866
Kersten Miles Bridge ( Location )	-	0040 (in the district)	Kersten Miles (around 1340–1420), councilor and mayor	1896	crosses the Helgoländer Allee in the course of Seewartenstraße, eastern part in Neustadt
Little freedom ( Location )	K231	0180	based on the Great Freedom	1688	The term “freedom” referred to the religious and commercial freedom of the local religious communities and craft guilds. Only the properties on the east side are in St. Pauli, otherwise in Altona-Altstadt , especially the entire street area.
Kleine Seilerstrasse ( Location )	K239	0060	based on Seilerstraße	1886
Laeiszstrasse ( Location )	L008	0315	Ferdinand Laeisz (1801–1887), merchant and shipowner	1861
Lagerstrasse ( Location )	L013	0640 (in the district)	after the development	1868	western part in Sternschanze
Lerchenstieg ( Location )	L381	0135	based on Lerchenstrasse	1988
Lerchenstrasse location	L140	0285	in memory of the bird lover and researcher Gerhard Hinrich von Essen (1770–1883), who had a garden with nesting places here	1948	In Barmbek-Nord and Barmbek-Süd , in addition to Von-Essen-Strasse, numerous other streets named after bird motifs are a reminder of the ornithologist. North of Stresemannstrasse in Sternschanze .
Lincolnstrasse ( Location )	L182	0210	Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16th President of the United States	1866
Market street location	M067	0530	as a path leading to the new horse market	1841
Marktweg ( Location )	M058	0045	based on Marktstrasse; Footpath	1880
Marseiller Street location	M371	0395	Marseille , southern French port city, twin city of Hamburg	1973	west or south side of the street in Neustadt ; the street was shortened in favor of the expansion of Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz currently under construction (as of June 2020)
Mathildenstrasse ( Location )	M087	0105	after relatives of the former landowner Eduard Buhbe, all of whom had the first name Mathilde	1865
Fairground ( Location )	M442	0065 × 20	according to the location near the exhibition halls	2008
Millerntorplatz ( Location )	M192	0075 (in the district)	according to its location at the Millerntor	around 1896	already laid out in 1820, until 1896 on the Wall at Millerntor; eastern part in Neustadt , in St. Pauli only one street between Budapester Straße and Reeperbahn
New camp ( Location )	N061	0285	after a field name	1841	northern half of the street between plots 1 to 25 in Sternschanze
New horse market ( Location )	N062	0230	after the previous use	1841	The addition "Neuer" was added to distinguish it from the horse market in Hamburg's old town , today's Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz ; northern part in Sternschanze .
Nobistor ( Location )	N137	0075 (in the district)	after a border gate between Hamburg and Altona that was previously located here	1948	before 1948: Reichenstrasse; west of Holstenstrasse in Altona old town
Oil mill ( Location )	O035	0135	after an oil mill located here, which was demolished in 1686	1841
Otzenstrasse ( Location )	O172	0330 (in the district)	Johannes Otzen (1839–1911), architect and town planner	1948	west of Bernstorffstrasse in Altona old town ; before 1948: Paulstrasse
Paulinenplatz ( Location )	P051	0080 × 55	based on Paulinenstrasse	1869
Paulinenstrasse ( Location )	P052	0130	after the female first name	1860
Paul-Roosen-Strasse ( Location )	P047	0260 (in the district)	Paul Roosen (1582–1649), deacon of the Mennonite congregation in Altona	1948	Before 1948: Grosse Roosenstrasse; west of the crossing Bernstorffstraße / Kleine Freiheit in Altona old town
Cross street ( Location )	Q012	0050	after its function as a connection between Silbersackstraße and Hans-Albers-Platz	between 1815 and 1832
Reeperbahn ( Location )	R083	0910	after the resident trade of the Reepschläger	around 1830
Rendsburger Strasse ( Location )	R154	0120	Rendsburg , town in Schleswig-Holstein	1894
Slaughterhouse passage ( Location )	S931	0095	after the situation at the former slaughterhouse	1998
Schmidt-Rottluff-Weg ( Location )	S913	0220	Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884–1976), expressionist painter	1987
Schmuckstrasse ( Location )	S243	0150	Georg Schmuck, previous owner of the site	1868
Seewartenstrasse ( Location )	S393	0205 (in the district)	according to its location at the Deutsche Seewarte	1894	eastern part from Helgoländer Allee in Neustadt
Seilerstrasse ( Location )	S396	0390	after the trade of the Reepschläger	1886
Silbersackstrasse ( Location )	S449	0120	named after a previous landowner named Silversack	1815
Silbersacktwiete ( Location )	S911	0150	based on Silbersackstraße	1985
Simon-von-Utrecht-Strasse ( Location )	S453	0855	Simon von Utrecht (* 14th century; † 1437), Mayor of Hamburg	1948	before 1948: Eckernförder Straße
Spielbudenplatz ( Location )	S544	0310	after so-called gambling booths, which stood here for artists of all kinds since the middle of the 18th century	around 1840
St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel ( Location )	S894	0185 (in the district)	according to location and function	1911	southern part in Steinwerder
St. Pauli fish market ( Location )	S573	0495	Street at the actual Altona fish market	1926	Only the plots with house numbers 20 to 32 are in St. Pauli, otherwise in Altona old town , especially the entire street area.
St. Pauli Hafenstrasse ( Location )	S574	0755	after the location at Niederhafen	1948
St. Petersburg Street ( Location )	S928	0490	Saint Petersburg , city in Russia , twin city of Hamburg	2008
Sternstrasse ( Location )	S681	0565	after the "Sternschanze", part of the Hamburg ramparts	1843	With the exception of house numbers 70 to 98, the properties are on the eastern side of the street in St. Pauli, otherwise completely in Sternschanze , especially the entire street area.
Stresemannstrasse ( Location )	S742	0330 (in the district)	Gustav Stresemann (1878–1929), politician	1945	Road course from east to west: between Neuer Pferdemarkt and Bernstorffstraße street area and properties on the south side in St. Pauli, properties on the north side in Sternschanze , between Bernstorffstraße and Max-Brauer-Allee (Sternbrücke) southern half of the street in Altona old town , northern half in Sternschanze, from Max-Brauer-Allee to the railway bridge in Altona-Nord , west of the railway bridge to the end in Bahrenfeld .
Valley road ( Location )	T004	0350	after the location in the valley of the former Pepermölenbek	1849
Taubenstrasse ( Location )	T032	0135	Origin unknown	1866
Thadenstrasse ( Location )	T052	0295 (in the district)	Friedrich Gottlieb Eduard von Thaden (1809–1886), Lord Mayor of Altona	1948	before 1948: Grosse Gärtnerstrasse; west of Bernstorffstrasse in Altona old town
Tiergartenstrasse ( Location )	T091	0580	after the location near a zoological garden that existed until 1921 (Beckershaus) and 1934 (Hanke)	1865	currently under construction (as of June 2020)
Drum line ( Location )	T174	0170 (in the district)	after the drum gate, an Altona city gate	1950	west of the street Pepermölenbek completely in Altona old town , east of it only the properties on the south side, street area and north side in St. Pauli
Tschaikowskyplatz ( Location )	T237	0125	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Russian composer	2009	Not a place in the traditional sense, but a street; before 2009: in front of the Holsten Gate.
Turnerstrasse ( Location )	T184	0110	after an access from Marktstrasse to the hall of the St. Pauli gymnastics club, built in 1862, initially known as the “Turnergang”	1881
Vorwerkstrasse ( Location )	V118	0065	Georg Friedrich Vorwerk (1793–1867), businessman	1957
Willi Bartels stairs ( Location )	W520	0055	Willi Bartels (1914–2007), entrepreneur	2010
Wohlwillstrasse ( Location )	W373	0425	Anna Wohlwill (1841–1919), educator	1948	before 1948: Jägerstrasse
Circus path ( Location )	Z036	0370	after a circus building of the Circus Renz built here	1879

Individual evidence

↑ Digital Atlas North
↑ Senate resolution of June 15, 2020, published in the Official Gazette No. 59 of June 30, 2020, accessed on July 12, 2020 (Originally, the path was dedicated to Heinrich Heine's mother , Betty Heine of the same name .)
↑ ^a ^b ^c Senate resolution of May 16, 2018, published in the Official Gazette No. 42 of May 25, 2018, accessed on November 30, 2019

Literature and Sources

Statistics Office North: Street and area directory of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Horst Beckershaus: The Hamburg street names - where they come from and what they mean , 6th edition, CEP European Publishing House, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86393-009-7
Christian Hanke: Hamburg's street names tell history , 4th edition, Medien-Verlag Schubert, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-929229-41-7

Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

[1] Digital Atlas North

[2] Senate resolution of June 15, 2020, published in the Official Gazette No. 59 of June 30, 2020, accessed on July 12, 2020 (Originally, the path was dedicated to Heinrich Heine's mother , Betty Heine of the same name .)

[st-3] Senate resolution of May 16, 2018, published in the Official Gazette No. 42 of May 25, 2018, accessed on November 30, 2019