Moabit

Moabit (German: [moaˈbiːt] ) is an inner city locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. As of 2022, about 84,000 people lived in Moabit. First inhabited in 1685 and incorporated into Berlin in 1861, the former industrial and working-class neighbourhood is fully surrounded by three watercourses, which define its present-day border. Between 1945 and 1990, Moabit was part of the British sector of West Berlin and directly bordered East Berlin.

Moabit
Stadtteilgarden in Moabit
Location of Moabit in Mitte district and Berlin
Moabit
Moabit
Coordinates: 52°32′00″N 13°20′00″E
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughMitte
Founded1861
Area
  Total7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total84,148
  Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
(nr. 0102) 10551, 10553, 10555, 10557, 10559
Vehicle registrationB

Until the administrative reform in 2001, Moabit was a part of the district of Tiergarten.

Colloquially, the name Moabit also refers to the Central Criminal Court (Strafgericht) and detention centre, which deals with all criminal cases in Berlin and is based in Moabit.

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