The Stöbber (also: ''Stobber'') is the central river in the hilly landscape of "Märkische Schweiz" and the

Märkische Schweiz Nature Park Märkische Schweiz Nature Park is a nature park and reserve in the district of Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It covers an area of 204 km2 (79 sq mi). It was established on October 1, 1990, and is located east of Berlin B ...

, Brandenburg, Germany. The stream runs over a distance of from the fen and source region of

Rotes Luch Rotes Luch (literally "Red Glade") is a reclaimed (i.e. drained) fen area, known locally as a '' luch'', and extends to a width of about over a length of approximately from southwest to northeast. It is located in the southwestern corner of the n ...

towards the northeast through

Buckow Buckow ( or ) is a town in the Märkisch-Oderland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. The water cure resort is the administrative seat of the ''Amt'' (municipal association) Märkische Schweiz and located in the centre of the eponymous hill range, ...

to the Oderbruch. Near

Neuhardenberg Neuhardenberg is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the site of Neuhardenberg Palace, residence of the Prussian statesman Prince Karl August von Hardenberg (1750-1822). The municipal area comprises the ...

the Stöbber flows into the

Alte Oder Alte Oder is a branch on the river Oder in Brandenburg, Germany, where it drains the Oderbruch basin, flowing northwards to the confluence with the Oder near Hohensaaten. It is one of several branches of the Oder named "Alte Oder". See also * ...

, whose waters run over some canals to the

Oder River The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows thr ...

and the Baltic Sea. On a roughly route of its course there is designated the nature protection area "Naturschutzgebiet Stobbertal". In Altfriedland, the river passes the Damm-Mühle (watermill) and, directly alongside the Kietzer See (lake), a Special European Protection Area (SPA) for the conservation of wild living birds ( Birds Directive).

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Rivers of Brandenburg Rivers of Germany {{Brandenburg-river-stub