Moditten was located between Juditten to the east and Metgethen to the west; farther to the south along the Pregel was Holstein.
It was documented in 1258 as Maudytyn and in 1389 as Maydithen, names of Old Prussian origin.
[1] The Spittler, an official of the Teutonic Knights in charge of hospital affairs, possessed the Spittelhof manor near Moditten.
It was later owned by Johann Schimmelpfennig (1604-69), a Königsberg councillor and vice-mayor of Kneiphof.
[2] Moditten's forestry house was visited by tourists and praised for its Kopskiekelwein, a type of currant wine.