DOBELN, a town of Germany, in the Land of Saxony, on the (Freiberg) Mulde, two arms of which embrace the town as an island, 35 m. S.E. from Leipzig by rail, and at the junction of lines to Dresden, Chemnitz, Riesa and Oschatz. Pop. ) 24,703. The Nikolai-kirche, dating in its present form from 1485, a mediaeval town hall, a former Benedictine nunnery and a monu ment to Luther are notable. The industries include wool-spinning, iron-founding, carriage, agricultural implement, and metal-printing and stamping work.