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The Moabit Criminal Court (German
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''Kriminalgericht Moabit'') the central criminal court of Berlin
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, Germany
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, located in the district of Moabit
Moabit () is an inner city locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. As of 2016, around 77,000 people lived in Moabit. First inhabited in 1685 and incorporated into Berlin in 1861, the former industrial and working-class neighbourhood i ...
. It is the largest criminal court in Europe
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with 340 judges and 360 prosecutors. It's part of the Berlin's Landgericht.
The first Moabit Criminal Court was built between 1877 and 1881 on the Rathenower Strasse. This building was damaged in the Second World War and subsequently demolished. The present criminal court Baroque Revival
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building was erected in 1902–1906 as the "new" criminal court on Turmstraße
Turmstraße (''Tower street'') is a main street in the Berlin district of Moabit
Moabit () is an inner city locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. As of 2016, around 77,000 people lived in Moabit. First inhabited in 1685 and inco ...
behind the Moabit prison. The building hosts 21 courtrooms. Upon its completion it was deemed extraordinarily modern with its own power station, goods and passenger lifts, central heating, own telephone system and its own water supply with a water tower. The building has been added to the list of Berlin monuments.
The Moabit Criminal Court receives about 60.000 new criminal cases a year, in addition to about 100.000 cases of "other business" such as penalty orders, and about 24,000 cases of fines.'' Berliner Woche'', 24. Februar 2010, S. 8.
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