Jamel, Germany
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Jamel is a German village in the municipality of Gägelow, in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
History
According to the Template:Ill, 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 Template:Ill, merged in 1961 into the current municipality of Gägelow.
Geography
Jamel is located at the end of a secondary road departing from the Template:Ill, between Gägelow (Script error: No such module "convert". far, in the east) and Grevesmühlen (Script error: No such module "convert". far in the west). It is Script error: No such module "convert". from Wismar, Script error: No such module "convert". from Schwerin and Script error: No such module "convert". from Lübeck.
Extremism
since 2011[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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 National Democratic Party of Germany.[2] NPD member Sven Krüger lives there after his release in 2016 from prison for illegal weapon possession.[3] Properties in the village are being rented to other NPD sympathizers.[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 had to be removed. since 2015[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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.[7]
Since 2007, the Template:Ill rock festival has been held in Jamel to counter its extremist presence.[8]
See also
- Leith, North Dakota, tiny American town which thwarted an attempted neo-Nazi take over
- Harrison, Arkansas, an American town with a reputation for far-right politics
References
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External links
- Life in a Neo-Nazi Village video article from The Daily Telegraph
- Neo-Nazis Take Over German Village on The Young Turks