Sveg
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Härjedalen Municipality |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Province | Härjedalen |
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| - Total | 2.87 km² (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 2,633 |
| - Density | 918/km² (2,377.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Sveg is a town in Härjedalen and the seat of Härjedalen Municipality, Jämtland County, north central Sweden. It is situated by the Ljusnan River and had a population of about 3,900 in 2006.
The Swedish author Henning Mankell was brought up in Sveg, and it is the setting for his crime novel Danslärarens återkomst (The Return of the Dancing Master).
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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