Taube (river)
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| Taube | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Saale |
• coordinates | 51°57′03″N 11°55′03″E / 51.9507°N 11.9175°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea |
Taube is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It flows into the Saale near Barby.[1]
The name comes from the Old High German word "toub" or the Middle High German "toup". This means deaf, empty, void, worthless, but also sluggish – suggesting a slow-flowing stream.