Jameln

Jameln
Jameln
Location of Jameln within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Coordinates: 53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E / 53.04222°N 11.07861°E / 53.04222; 11.07861Coordinates: 53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E / 53.04222°N 11.07861°E / 53.04222; 11.07861
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Elbtalaue
Government
• Mayor	Udo Sperling
Area
• Total	35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,028
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29479
Dialling codes	05864
Vehicle registration	DAN

Jameln is a municipality in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Jameln is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Elbtalaue.

Since the Gebietsreform (municipality reform) in 1972, Jameln consists of ten villages:

• Breese im Bruche
• Breselenz
• Breustian
• Jameln
• Langenhorst
• Mehlfien
• Platenlaase
• Teichlosen
• Volkfien
• Wibbese

Breselenz

Additionally, there are three hamlets (Wohnplätze):

• Hoheluft
• Jamelner Mühle
• Krammühle

Before 1972, Hoheluft belonged to Volkfien, Jamelner Mühle to Jameln and Krammühle to Breselenz.

The main village in the municipality is Jameln, with around 450 inhabitants.

Mathematician Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866) was born in Breselenz.

Towns and municipalities in Lüchow-Dannenberg (district)
Bergen an der Dumme Clenze Damnatz Dannenberg Gartow Göhrde Gorleben Gusborn Hitzacker Höhbeck Jameln Karwitz Küsten Langendorf Lemgow Lübbow Lüchow Luckau Neu Darchau Prezelle Schnackenburg Schnega Trebel Waddeweitz Woltersdorf Wustrow Zernien

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