Jameln
Jameln
Coordinates	53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E / 53.04222°N 11.07861°E / 53.04222; 11.07861
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	1,111  (31 December 2006)
- Density	31 /km2 (80 /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:

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

Additionally, there are three hamlets (Wohnplätze):

• Hoheluft
• Jamelner Mühle
• Krammühle

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.

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

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