Sveg

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sveg


image_caption = Sveg railway station
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Härjedalen Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jämtland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Härjedalen
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 2.87
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2,633
population_density_km2 = 918
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=62 |latm=02 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=14 |longm=21 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

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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