Laber

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Laber or Laaber is an element in Bavarian place names which goes back to the word Labera meaning "foaming water". The spellings Laber and Laaber are interchangeable in older texts, and are still not always consistently distinguished today. It may refer to:

Usually spelled Laber[edit]

  • Bachhaupter Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
  • Breitenbrunner Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
  • Große Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
  • Kleine Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
  • Schwarze Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
  • Weiße Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
  • Wissinger Laber, a river in Bavaria, Germany
    • Labertal ('Laber valley'), the river valley of any of the above
    • Labertaler, a brand of mineral water produced in Regensburg

Usually spelled Laaber[edit]

  • Laaber, a market town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Regensburg, situated on the Schwarze Laber
    • Laaber-Verlag, a publishing house based in Laaber (Regensburg).
  • Laaber, a village in Bavaria near Pilsach in the district of Neumarkt, source of the Schwarze Laber.
  • Laaber, a village in Bavaria near Rohr in Niederbayern in the district of Kehlheim.