Jamel, Germany

This article is about the German village. For other uses, see Jamel (disambiguation).
Jamel
Ortsteil of Gägelow
Jamel

Coordinates: 53°52′24.61″N 11°18′16.18″E / 53.8735028°N 11.3044944°E / 53.8735028; 11.3044944Coordinates: 53°52′24.61″N 11°18′16.18″E / 53.8735028°N 11.3044944°E / 53.8735028; 11.3044944
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Nordwestmecklenburg
Municipal assoc. Grevesmühlen-Land
Municipality Gägelow
Population (2010)
 • Total 35
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 23968
Dialling codes 03841
Vehicle registration NWM

Jamel is a German village in the municipality of Gägelow, in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

History

According to Mecklenburgisches Urkundenbuch, the village was first mentioned in 1230 as Jazel[1] On 1 July 1950 it merged with Wolde, as autonomous municipality, in the new one of Gressow, merged in 1961 into the current municipality of Gägelow.

Geography

Jamel is located at the end of a secondary road departing from the Bundesstraße 105, between Gägelow (7 km (4.3 mi) far, in the east) and Grevesmühlen (11 km (6.8 mi) far in the west). It is 17 km (11 mi) far from Wismar, 44 km (27 mi) from Schwerin and 60 km (37 mi) from Lübeck.

Far-right extremism

The village of about 35 people is heavily populated, though not entirely, by neo-Nazis and far-right extremists who are mostly members or voters of the far-right NPD political party.[2] NPD neo-Nazi activist Sven Krüger also lives there (having recently been released from prison for having an illegal weapon).[3] Additional properties in the village are being let to other neo-Nazi sympathisers.[4]

A signpost near the main road pointed to Vienna, Paris, and to the birthplace of Adolf Hitler: Braunau am Inn.[5][6] In April 2011 the administrative court at Schwerin confirmed the order of the head official of Amt Grevesmühlen-Land, that the sign corresponds to the definition of Volksverhetzung (hate crime) and has to be removed. As of 2015 the sign is still on display, albeit on private property. There is also a playground with a life rune on a tree trunk, referring to the Lebensborn program. [7]

References

  1. ↑ (German) Some historical infos at nordwestmecklenburg.de
  2. ↑ "Exploring the 'Nazi Village' of Jamel". Vice News.
  3. ↑ "Inside a 'neo-Nazi village'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Popp, Maximilian. "The Village Where the Neo-Nazis Rule". Der Spiegel.
  5. ↑ "Neo-Nazis dominate tiny German village". www.foxnews.com. Associated Press. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Anti-Nazi couple's barn burned down in eastern Germany". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Life in the Nazi village".
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