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Antoniusstrasse (Antoniusstraße), about 150m distant from the Rathaus is the main prostitution center in Aachen. In the Middle Ages and recent modern times, the official name of the street was Hurengasse. This was changed to the present name by the City Council in 1872, named after Anthony of Padua, who is a patron saint for the poor and for prostitutes. In recent times, there have been attempts to shut down the red-light aspects of the street, due to its closeness to the town center of Aachen, or else to restrict it to one end of the street.