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![]() Entrance to Im Winkel | |
Former name(s) | Maarbrücker Straße |
Location | Bochum-Mitte, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°28′56″N 7°12′32″E / 51.482248°N 7.209024°E |
From | Gußstahlstraße |
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Known for | Prostitution |
Im Winkel, together with Gußstahlstraße, has been the red-light district of Bochum, Germany, since the early part of the 20th century.[1] The local names for the street are "Eierberg", "Gurke" (cucumber, due to its length), "Riemenschleifer" (belt-grinder) or "Riemenwalzwerk" (belt rolling mill).