Jameln

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

Jameln
Municipality
Location of Jameln within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
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Coordinates: 53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Elbtalaue
Subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Udo Sperling
Area
• Total	35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,077
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29479
Dialling codes	05864
Vehicle registration	DAN

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

Settlements

Breselenz

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

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

Additionally, there are three hamlets (Wohnplätze [de]):

• Hoheluft
• Jamelner Mühle
• Krammühle

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

Notable people

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