Jameln

Jameln
Municipality
Location of Jameln within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Interactive map of Jameln
Location within Germany Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°02′32″N 11°04′43″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Elbtalaue
Subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Udo Sperling
Area
• Total	35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	1,079
• Density	30.11/km2 (77.97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29479
Dialling codes	05864
Vehicle registration	DAN

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 (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.

Notable people

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