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.
See also List of rivers of Saxony List of rivers of Saxony-Anhalt
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