Lober (Mulde)
| Lober | |
|---|---|
Lober southwest of the Delitzsch city park, March 2023 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | South of Zschölkau |
| • coordinates | 51°25′48″N 12°24′53″E / 51.43°N 12.4147°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mulde |
• coordinates | 51°36′24″N 12°25′53″E / 51.6067°N 12.4314°E |
| Length | approximately 20 km [1] (originally about 30 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mulde→ Elbe→ North Sea |
| River system | Elbe |
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.
Name
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
The course of the Lober was changed several times to allow the expansion of lignite mining.[2]
See also
References
- ^ measured in Google Earth
- ^ a b "Central German lignite mining area Holzweißig/Goitsche/Rösa" (PDF). lmbv.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18.
- ^ 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.