The Lober is a river of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Mulde near Pouch. Its course has been heavily affected by lignite mining; its lower course is a canal, also called Lober-Leine-Kanal.[2] The Lober flows through the town Delitzsch.

Lober
Lober southwest of the Delitzsch city park in March 2023
Lober southwest of the Delitzsch city park, March 2023
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Location
CountryGermany
States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSouth of Zschölkau
  coordinates51°25′48″N 12°24′53″E / 51.43°N 12.4147°E / 51.43; 12.4147
Mouth 
  location
Mulde
  coordinates
51°36′24″N 12°25′53″E / 51.6067°N 12.4314°E / 51.6067; 12.4314
Lengthapproximately 20 km [1] (originally about 30 km)
Basin features
Progression‹See Tfd›

Mulde‹See Tfd›

ElbeNorth Sea
River systemElbe

Name

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The name could have been derived from the Germanic root *alba- for 'gravel' with an r-suffix and then Slavicized to *Labar-. The meaning would therefore have been "river with a gravelly bed".[3]

Course changes

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The course of the Lober was changed several times to allow the expansion of lignite mining.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. measured in Google Earth
  2. 1 2 "Central German lignite mining area Holzweißig/Goitsche/Rösa" (PDF). lmbv.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18.
  3. Greule, Albrecht (2014-01-31). Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-033859-1.