Lober (Mulde)

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. 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".

Course changes

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