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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST o Sveg
Härjedalen. * 2,700.
Practical Information £ Inlandsbanan (summer), or
Härjedalen. Road 84. n Lofsdalen, to Mora or Ljusdal then bus. @ ~
0680-412 33. Funäsdalen 0684- n Ljusne gatan 1, 0680-125 05.
155 80. Vemdalen, 0684-301 80.
Tännäs Fishing Centre: Tel 0684 Härjedalen’s central town is
242 00 ( Funäsdalen Mountain Sveg, the gateway to the
Market (Wed). ∑ herjedalen.se mountains. The municipality
Transport of the same name covers
£ to Ljusdal or Östersund, an area larger than many
then bus. @ from Stockholm counties, and with just
Reindeer Pastures and Gothenburg. ~ Sveg 11,000 inhabitants it has a
The Sami villages of Mittådalen and or Östersund. population density of less
Ruvhten (Tännäs) have summer than one person per sq km.
pastures in the western mountains. Forest stretches in every
The winter pastures stretch as far as direction. Winding waterways
the forests of Sveg and into Dalarna. provide opportunities for
fishing, canoeing and beaver
safaris. The nearest mountain for
Ljungdalen skiing is a 30-minute drive away.
Around Sveg, small villages
such as Duvberg, Ytterberg,
Storsjö
Överberg and Äggen are well-
preserved, with 18th-century
features. Gammel-Remsgården,
Vemdalsfjällen 15 km (9 miles) north of Sveg,
This skiers’ paradise has a joint lift is a typical early-18th-century
system for the main resorts: Härjedalen manor house with
Vemdalskalet, Björnrike, richly decorated interiors.
Klövsjö and Storhågna, as well About 15 km (9 miles) east of
as great facilities for cross- Sveg lies the village of Älvros,
country skiing.
whose church has a beautifully
painted bell tower.
Klövsjö Lillhärdal, 30 km (19 miles)
south of Sveg, is said to have
been founded in the 9th
century by the Viking Härjulf
Vemdalsskalet Hornbrytare. Bildhöst has one
Storhågna of the last working crofts,
Ånge complete with cattle and
Hede Vemdalen milkmaids, while Hamre Skans
Björnrike is a timbered fortification from
the 18th century.
Sveg
Skärsjövålen

Key
Major road
Lofsdalen Minor road
Sveg
Walking trail

0 kilometres 20
Älvros church near Sveg, with a
0 miles 10 free-standing, painted bell tower
For keys to symbols see back flap

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