Jameln
# Jameln

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 Gebietsreform [de] (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 [de]):

* 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.

