Moabit is an
inner city locality of
Berlin. Since
Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it belongs to the newly regrouped governmental
borough of
Mitte. Previously, from 1920 to 2001, it belonged to the borough of
Tiergarten. Moabit's borders are defined by three watercourses: the
Spree, the Westhafen Canal and the Berlin-Spandau Navigation Canal. Colloquially, the name
Moabit also refers to the Central Criminal Court (
Strafgericht) and
detention centre, which deals with all criminal cases in Berlin.