Reinhold Angerstein (1718–1760), in portrait (circa 1755) by Olof Arenius.
Entrance to the Steelworks of Vikmanshyttan, transformed into a museum of regional industrial history in 1981.
The mansion of Vikmanshyttan.

The Angerstein family is a German-Swedish family from Angerstein, Niedersachsen, Holy Roman Empire,[1] with indications of ultimate origins from Hungary.[2]

The Swedish branch immigrated through Anders Angerstein (1614-1659), along with accompanying smiths. In time, Anders Angerstein settled by the Angerstein forge in Vikmanshyttan, Dalarna. His issue extended the holdings, including Vira bruk, Thurbo, and Bispberg, inter alia,[3] with craft production authorisation by the Swedish Board of Mines,[4] remaining in the family until the 19th century. Donations were extended to cultural heritage protected interiors of the Hedemora church in the Diocese of Västerås.[5]

In 1981, the former Angerstein steelworks were transformed into the Steelworks Museum of Vikmanshyttan, maintained as a museum of regional industrial history.[6]

Members in selection

See also

  • Angersteingatan, Solhaga

References

  1. ↑ "Angerstein, släkt - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon".
  2. ↑ "Familientreffen: Gelebte Familiengeschichte seit vielen Jahrzehnten | SHZ.de". 13 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Släkten Angerstein". 22 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Angersteinska smedjan togs i bruk 1798". 16 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kyrkan betydde mycket för släkten Angerstein". 2 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Home". bruksmuseum.se.
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