Jamel is a German village in the

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of Gägelow, in the

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district,

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History

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

Geography

Jamel is located at the end of a secondary road departing from the , between Gägelow ( far, in the east) and Grevesmühlen ( far in the west). It is from

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, from

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and from

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Extremism

, the village of about 35 people has been heavily populated by German neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists who are mostly members or voters of the

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. NPD member Sven Krüger lives there after his release in 2016 from prison for illegal weapon possession. Properties in the village are being rented to other NPD sympathizers. A signpost near the main road pointed to

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, and to the birthplace of

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, Braunau am Inn. In April 2011, the

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confirmed the order of the head official of ''Amt'' Grevesmühlen-Land, that the sign corresponds to the definition of ''

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'' (hate crime) and had to be removed. , the sign was still displayed, albeit on private property. There is also a playground with a life rune (the Nordic symbol for fertility and life, commonly used by Neo-Nazis) on a tree trunk. Since 2007, the rock festival has been held in Jamel to counter its extremist presence.

References

External links

''Life in a Neo-Nazi Village''
video article from ''

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''Neo-Nazis Take Over German Village''
on ''

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History

Geography

Extremism

See also

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