Moabit
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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 | |
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Locality of Berlin | |
Coordinates: 52°32′00″N 13°20′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Berlin |
City | Berlin |
Borough | Mitte |
Founded | 1861 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 84,148 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | (nr. 0102) 10551, 10553, 10555, 10557, 10559 |
Vehicle registration | B |
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.