Shower head with a rigid housing (1,1'), wherein: • the rigid housing (1, 1') has a connection for a water line; • the rigid housing (1, 1') has at least one water flow channel, which can be connected to the water line, • the water flow channel opens out into nozzles (6,6'), • the nozzles (6,6') are arranged on that side of the rigid housing (1,1') which is oriented downward during use, • the nozzles (6,6') have water jets exiting through them, • the rigid housing (1,1') has an elongate flat shape, • the nozzles (6,6') are distributed essentially over the entire length of the housing (1,1'), • the shower head is assigned a manually actuable shut-off device, • the flow of water to part of the nozzles (6,6') can be interrupted by means of the shut-off device, characterized by the following features: • the housing (1,1') comprises central nozzles (6,6') which are designed such that they cannot be closed by said shut-off device, and it comprises lateral nozzles (6,6') which are remote from the centre of the housing (1,1') and are designed in a manner closable by said shut-off device, • the manually actuable shut-off device is arranged on the housing (1,1'), • the manually actuable shut-off device has two switching positions, • the shut-off device, in a first switching position, releases the flow of water to all the nozzles (6,6') of the shower head; • the shut-off device, in a second switching position, interrupts the flow of water to the lateral nozzles (6,6') which are remote from the centre of the housing (1,1'), • the shower head has at least two flow cross sections (17,18), wherein the water flows through at least a first flow cross section to the nozzles which are arranged in the centre of the housing and flows through at least a second flow cross section to the nozzles which are remote from the centre of the housing, and wherein the shut-off device, in the second switching position, closes the at least one second flow cross section. • the rigid housing (1, 1') has a connection for a water line; • the rigid housing (1, 1') has at least one water flow channel, which can be connected to the water line, • the water flow channel opens out into nozzles (6,6'), • the nozzles (6,6') are arranged on that side of the rigid housing (1,1') which is oriented downward during use, • the nozzles (6,6') have water jets exiting through them, • the rigid housing (1,1') has an elongate flat shape, • the nozzles (6,6') are distributed essentially over the entire length of the housing (1,1'), • the shower head is assigned a manually actuable shut-off device, • the flow of water to part of the nozzles (6,6') can be interrupted by means of the shut-off device, • the housing (1,1') comprises central nozzles (6,6') which are designed such that they cannot be closed by said shut-off device, and it comprises lateral nozzles (6,6') which are remote from the centre of the housing (1,1') and are designed in a manner closable by said shut-off device, • the manually actuable shut-off device is arranged on the housing (1,1'), • the manually actuable shut-off device has two switching positions, • the shut-off device, in a first switching position, releases the flow of water to all the nozzles (6,6') of the shower head; • the shut-off device, in a second switching position, interrupts the flow of water to the lateral nozzles (6,6') which are remote from the centre of the housing (1,1'), • the shower head has at least two flow cross sections (17,18), wherein the water flows through at least a first flow cross section to the nozzles which are arranged in the centre of the housing and flows through at least a second flow cross section to the nozzles which are remote from the centre of the housing, and wherein the shut-off device, in the second switching position, closes the at least one second flow cross section.