Moabit

Moabit
Locality of Berlin
Stadtteilgarden in Moabit
Stadtteilgarden in Moabit
Location of Moabit in Mitte district and Berlin
Moabit is located in Germany
Moabit
Moabit
Moabit is located in Berlin
Moabit
Moabit
Coordinates: 52°32′00″N 13°20′00″E / 52.53333°N 13.33333°E / 52.53333; 13.33333
CountryGermany
StateBerlin
CityBerlin
BoroughMitte
Founded1861
Area
 • Total7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total84,113
 • Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
10551, 10553, 10555, 10557, 10559
Vehicle registrationB

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner im Land Berlin am 31. Dezember 2023". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. February 2024.