sankt pauli (or st. pauli) is a district of hamburg. about 27,000 people live in st. pauli. st. pauli is a district where many people go to have fun. there are theatres, cinemas, and a red-light district (around the reeperbahn) in st. pauli. this quarter is called the kiez. there, there are no closing times imposed for shops and restaurants. most of st. pauli is different, though. in the st. pauli quarter of hamburg based an important german football club (fußball-club st. pauli).