Jameln Explained

Coordinates:53.0422°N 11.0786°W
Image Plan:Jameln in DAN.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Lüchow-Dannenberg
Samtgemeinde:Elbtalaue
Elevation:19
Area:35.84
Postal Code:29479
Area Code:05864
Licence:DAN
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 3 54 011
Divisions:10 Ortsteile
Mayor:Udo Sperling

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

Additionally, there are three hamlets ():

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.