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The sinister village full of "dangerous" neo-Nazis has prompted fears in Germany amid growing anti-migrant anger. A BBC journalist travelled to Jamel to investigate the small north German village infamous for its sympathy to Nazi beliefs and adoration of Adolf Hitler. The village has become a magnet for far-right extremists, who are mostly members or voters of the National Democratic Party (NPD).

GETTY Sven Kruger, who has spent years behind bars, was the moved neo-Nazi to move to the village

Everyone who enters the area is later subject to police questioning with a giant barricade currently blocking the village's only entrance. The town includes a shocking sign-post which gives directions and the distance to Adolf Hitler's birthplace Braunau am Inn. Residents in the town - described as a paradise for those with Nazi beliefs - have seen gatherings where locals "play Nazi music and give Hitler salutes", according to the BBC reporter. A mural in the town centre depicts an Ayran family, including a blond man with his wife and children, adorned with a slogan of Hitler's regime.

GETTY A far-right haven where neighbours give each other Hitler salutes

GETTY Merkel has recently suffer a humiliating defeat in polls

There is also a haunting playground for neo-Nazi children featuring a tree trunk engraved with words from the 'Lebensborn program' - the Nazi's manifesto to build a master race. Sven Kruger founded the neo-Nazi village after spending years in jail. Police had discovered a machine gun with 200 rounds in his house. The man, who is constantly monitored by the police, is a prominent far-right activist who despises the country's recent acceptance of migrants.

Thomas Laum, a constable for the local police, said Mr Kruger "was a member of a very violent scene". He has been a member of the district council for the NPD since 2009 and also runs a demolition company. Its company logo shows the outline of a Star of David being smashed. There are fears that the views held in the town could soon spread across Germany. Backlash to Angela Merkel's migrant policy - which has allowed 1.3 million migrants into the country - has seen the far-right gain a grip of German politics.

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Mrs Merkel's Christian Democrat party was beaten in recent state elections by the anti-Islamic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The Chancellor's own region of Mecklenburg has witnessed the neo-Nazi NPD gain seats in the regional parliament. Violence towards centre-left politicians in the region has been described as "a form of terror" by a leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic intelligence agency, has warned that the NPD is becoming increasingly influential in local municipalities and that the neo-Nazis are trying to entrench themselves in daily life.

GETTY Signposts given directions to Adolf Hitler's birthplace

GETTY Children have been seen giving 'Heil Hitler' salutes in the village

The mood in Germany now is similar to the 1930s when the Nazis came to power Author and journalist Birgit Lohmeyer