The street was named in 1610 after the fact that Count Ernest of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg had granted religious freedom to non-Lutherans such as Mennonites and Roman Catholics to practise their faith here and commercial freedom for handcrafters not enrolled in the else compelling guilds. At that time this district was part of the city of Altona within the county of Holstein-Pinneberg, and did not yet belong to Hamburg. When the Duchy of Holstein-Glückstadt annexed Holstein-Pinneberg in 1640 the comital freedoms were confirmed. Non-Lutherans were forbidden to publicly practise their religions in Lutheran Hamburg proper.[citation needed] The street has still a Catholic church (St. Joseph), situated among rather unholy businesses. The Mennonite church, established in 1611, moved into another neighbourhood in 1915.
In the 1970s, several sex theatres (Salambo, Regina, Colibri, Safari) showed live sex acts on stage. As of 2007[update], until its closure in 2013, the Safari was the only live sex theatre left in Germany.[2] The popular table dance club Dollhouse now takes the place of the Salambo.
In 1975, the German rock band Randy Pie used two views of Grosse Freiheit for their album Kitsch: the front cover is a picture of the street at night, while the back cover is the same view but at day time.[3]
In 2008, the Beatles-Platz square was built. In the same year, Hamburg's oldest brothel, the Hotel Luxor, which had operated on the street for 60 years, closed.[4]
There is only one hotel on the street, the St. Joseph Hotel Hamburg, which opened 2005 and named after the church of the same name, St. Joseph.
Sightsedit
Music club "Große Freiheit 36"
Houses at the "Grenzgang" of Altona, between Große Freiheit and Talstraße
Socle of Hans Albers statue at the Hans-Albers-Platz, by Jörg Immendorff, 1986 — Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins ("On the Reeperbahn at night at half past twelve")
The popular 1944 movie Große Freiheit Nr. 7 tells the story of a singer (played by Hans Albers) who works in a Reeperbahn club and falls in love with a girl played by Ilse Werner.
Kleine Freiheit (international title: A Little Bit of Freedom) is a 2003 film by Kurdish director Yüksel Yavuz about the friendship (and later relationship) between two teenage boys who are illegal immigrants in Germany, is set on the street and the title is a play on words about the street.[5]
Literatureedit
Uwe Heimowski: Brunos Dankeschön - Geschichten von der Reeperbahn, Neufeld Verlag, Schwarzenfeld 2005, ISBN3-937896-12-0
Referencesedit
^Greater Hamburg Act text 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine(in German)
^"Death of the Reeperbahn: Hamburg's streets of shame - Europe - World". The Independent. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^A Randy Pie fansite, with the album "Kitsch" featuring a picture of Große Freiheit. Retrieved on June 5, 2008
^Palmer, Carolyn (20 March 2008). "Hamburg's oldest brothel shuts as business slows". Reuters. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^Gozde Naiboglu Post-Unification Turkish German Cinema: Work, Globalisation and Politics ..., p. 178, at Google Books
External linksedit
Media related to Große Freiheit at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Reeperbahn at Wikimedia Commons
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City of Hamburg about Reeperbahn (in German)
History Reeperbahn 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine(in German)
große, freiheit, this, article, about, street, unheilig, album, same, name, album, german, great, freedom, street, starting, north, side, hamburg, reeperbahn, road, pauli, quarter, part, light, district, entry, seen, from, reeperbahn, contents, history, sights. This article is about the street For the Unheilig album of the same name see Grosse Freiheit album The Grosse Freiheit German for Great Freedom is a street starting on the North Side to Hamburg s Reeperbahn road in the St Pauli quarter It is part of the red light district Entry to Grosse Freiheit as seen from Reeperbahn Contents 1 History 2 Sights 3 In popular culture 4 Literature 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe street was named in 1610 after the fact that Count Ernest of Schaumburg and Holstein Pinneberg had granted religious freedom to non Lutherans such as Mennonites and Roman Catholics to practise their faith here and commercial freedom for handcrafters not enrolled in the else compelling guilds At that time this district was part of the city of Altona within the county of Holstein Pinneberg and did not yet belong to Hamburg When the Duchy of Holstein Gluckstadt annexed Holstein Pinneberg in 1640 the comital freedoms were confirmed Non Lutherans were forbidden to publicly practise their religions in Lutheran Hamburg proper citation needed The street has still a Catholic church St Joseph situated among rather unholy businesses The Mennonite church established in 1611 moved into another neighbourhood in 1915 In 1938 when the Nazis changed borders with the Greater Hamburg Act the street became part of Hamburg 1 In 1944 the German movie Grosse Freiheit Nr 7 with Hans Albers was named after the road In the 1960s The Beatles played here e g in Grosse Freiheit 36 Kaiserkeller Grosse Freiheit 64 today Indra Musikclub and in Grosse Freiheit 39 the Star Club 1962 1969 The street still hosts music clubs like Grosse Freiheit 36 and Grunspan In the 1970s several sex theatres Salambo Regina Colibri Safari showed live sex acts on stage As of 2007 update until its closure in 2013 the Safari was the only live sex theatre left in Germany 2 The popular table dance club Dollhouse now takes the place of the Salambo In 1975 the German rock band Randy Pie used two views of Grosse Freiheit for their album Kitsch the front cover is a picture of the street at night while the back cover is the same view but at day time 3 In 2008 the Beatles Platz square was built In the same year Hamburg s oldest brothel the Hotel Luxor which had operated on the street for 60 years closed 4 There is only one hotel on the street the St Joseph Hotel Hamburg which opened 2005 and named after the church of the same name St Joseph Sights edit nbsp Music club Grosse Freiheit 36 nbsp Houses at the Grenzgang of Altona between Grosse Freiheit and Talstrasse nbsp St Joseph Church on Grosse FreiheitIn popular culture editSee also List of songs about Hamburg nbsp Socle of Hans Albers statue at the Hans Albers Platz by Jorg Immendorff 1986 Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins On the Reeperbahn at night at half past twelve The popular 1944 movie Grosse Freiheit Nr 7 tells the story of a singer played by Hans Albers who works in a Reeperbahn club and falls in love with a girl played by Ilse Werner Kleine Freiheit international title A Little Bit of Freedom is a 2003 film by Kurdish director Yuksel Yavuz about the friendship and later relationship between two teenage boys who are illegal immigrants in Germany is set on the street and the title is a play on words about the street 5 Literature editUwe Heimowski Brunos Dankeschon Geschichten von der Reeperbahn Neufeld Verlag Schwarzenfeld 2005 ISBN 3 937896 12 0References edit Greater Hamburg Act text Archived 2018 01 17 at the Wayback Machine in German Death of the Reeperbahn Hamburg s streets of shame Europe World The Independent 2008 03 21 Retrieved 2014 07 13 A Randy Pie fansite with the album Kitsch featuring a picture of Grosse Freiheit Retrieved on June 5 2008 Palmer Carolyn 20 March 2008 Hamburg s oldest brothel shuts as business slows Reuters Retrieved 18 July 2020 Gozde Naiboglu Post Unification Turkish German Cinema Work Globalisation and Politics p 178 at Google BooksExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Grosse Freiheit at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Media related to Reeperbahn at Wikimedia Commons Images from the road Grosse Freiheit in German City of Hamburg about Reeperbahn in German History Reeperbahn Archived 2008 06 23 at the Wayback Machine in German Beatles Hamburg 1966 on Youtube 53 33 2 0 N 9 57 27 0 E 53 550556 N 9 957500 E 53 550556 9 957500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grosse Freiheit amp oldid 1189854413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
