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Deichstraße (lit. " dike street") is the oldest remaining street in the Altstadt of Hamburg, Germany and a popular visitor attraction in the city.
Deichstraße dates back to the 14th century; it was first mentioned in 1304. [1] Located adjacent to Nikolaifleet and close to the Speicherstadt, [2] it now contains carefully restored 17th–19th-century houses, all that is left of the old harbour district. [3] [4] The Great Fire of 1842 broke out in Deichstraße 42 [3] [4] and destroyed many of the original buildings, but spared the southern end of the street spreading - driven by the wind - mostly northeastwards. Today, Deichstraße –along with Neustadt's Peterstraße– contains some of the oldest buildings in the city, including the oldest warehouse, at Peterstraße 27, built in 1780. [3]
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