Jameln

Municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany

Location of Jameln within Lüchow-Dannenberg district

53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E / 53.04222°N 11.07861°E / 53.04222; 11.07861CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictLüchow-Dannenberg Municipal assoc.ElbtalaueSubdivisions10 OrtsteileGovernment

• MayorUdo SperlingArea

• Total35.84 km² (13.84 sq mi)Elevation

19 m (62 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total1,090 • Density30/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

29479

Dialling codes05864Vehicle registrationDAN

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

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

Settlements

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.

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

Towns and municipalities in Lüchow-Dannenberg (district)