The arrest of Thunberg, who again appeared unannounced at the scene, seems by all accounts to have been voluntary and to have proceeded peacefully.
Pictures show how a laughing Greta Thunberg sits on the ground between two uniformed police officers, who then grab hold of her and she is taken away.
Thunberg reappeared on Sunday together with about 70 activists near the abandoned and previously activist-occupied village.
It is located on the edge of a giant open-pit mine where, according to plans, the mining of lignite is to be resumed and expanded.
The article is updated