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Berlin Partyboat Noise Cases Concentrate in Treptow-Köpenick as Fines Outnumber Dismissals

Official replies to a CDU inquiry show enforcement remains concentrated in Treptow-Köpenick.

Overview

  • Authorities processed 37 partyboat-related noise reports across 2024 and 2025, issuing 28 fines ranging from €350 to €4,500.
  • The Amtsgericht Tiergarten discontinued seven cases after they were brought forward by district authorities.
  • Treptow-Köpenick’s public order office reports routine summer complaints and says waterway noise has increased in recent years.
  • Other Spree districts—Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, and Lichtenberg—each logged no more than five reports in the same period.
  • Treptow-Köpenick continues its “You are not alone on the water” awareness campaign, while Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg rejects a fine-first approach as ineffective.