Rampenloch

Rampenloch

Street in Minden, Germany
Rampenloch in January 2020
Location in Germany
Location	Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates	52°17′24″N 8°54′48″E / 52.29°N 8.913333°E / 52.29; 8.913333
From	Königswall
To	Greisenbruch (until c1960)
Other
Known for	Prostitution

The Rampenloch is a street in the East Westphalian city of Minden in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. For a long time the street consisted almost exclusively of brothels. Today the brothels are gone and the street is to be redeveloped.^[1]

The history of prostitution in Minden can be traced back to the Middle Ages.^[2] The first written records come from this time; it attracted particular attention at the beginning of the 19th century during the Prussian garrison period.^[3] The history of prostitution in Minden is so closely interwoven with the history of this street that the ramp hole has become a local synonym for prostitution.^[4]