Jameln

Jameln
Mecklenburg-VorpommernSaxony-AnhaltBrandenburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Neu DarchauHitzackerGöhrdeGöhrde (unincorporated area)DamnatzKarwitzZernienGusbornLangendorfDannenberg (Elbe)JamelnLüchowWustrowLuckau (Wendland)KüstenWaddeweitzClenzeBergen an der DummeSchnegaLübbowWoltersdorfLemgowPrezelleTrebelGorlebenGartowHöhbeckSchnackenburgGartow (unincorporated area)
Location of Jameln within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Interactive map of Jameln
Jameln is located in Germany
Jameln
Location within Germany
Jameln is located in Lower Saxony
Jameln
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E / 53.04222°N 11.07861°E / 53.04222; 11.07861
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.Elbtalaue
Subdivisions10 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorUdo Sperling
Area
 • Total
35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
1,079
 • Density30.11/km2 (77.97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29479
Dialling codes05864
Vehicle 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

Breselenz

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

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

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

  1. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.