Jameln

Jameln
Jameln
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc. Elbtalaue
Local subdivisions 10 Ortsteile
Mayor Udo Sperling
Basic statistics
Area 35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Elevation 19 m  (62 ft)
Population 1,097 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 31 /km2 (79 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate DAN
Postal code 29479
Area code 05864

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

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

Additionally, there are three hamlets (Wohnplätze):

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.

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