Strokirk
Strokirch, von Strokirch, Strokerken
Swedish and Baltic noble family
CountrySweden
Founded1684; 1686; 1691
Estate(s)Aumeisteri Manor
Degernäs Manor
Ölsboda Manor

The Strokirk family, also known as von Strokirch, is a Baltic German and Swedish noble family of German origin.[1] Different branches of the family were elevated to noble rank in the Kingdom of Sweden and Livonian Knighthood.

Overview

In 1620, Evert Strokirch moved from Lübeck in Germany to Filipstad, Sweden.[2] The family acquired both manors and estates in Sweden and Livonia (present-day Latvia and Estonia).

The Strokirk family burial vault at Norra begravningsplatsen

Members of the Strokirk family were in the 18th century living in the broader KarlskogaDegerfors-area, where they managed ironworks, in the present-day corresponding municipalities of Degerfors and Karlskoga. Including the properties of the Lidetorp and Ölsboda Works.[3][4]

Notable members

See also

References

  1. "Strokirkska släktarkivet". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. Strokirk 1920, p. 32.
  3. Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik. "95 (Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Första delen)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022 via Project Runeberg.
  4. Tallmyren, Anna-Stina (15 June 2019). "Mangårdsbyggnaden på Lidetorp kanske rivs". KT-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.

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