Anders Angerstein

Anders Angerstein is said to have been born in de:Angerstein (Nörten-Hardenberg), Niedersachsen, Holy Roman Empire,[1] with evidence indicating ultimate family origins in Hungary.

[2] He immigrated to Sweden along with accompanying miners, first in service of other equally immigrated ironmasters but with time settling by the Angerstein forge in Vikmanshyttan, Dalarna.

[3] Anders Angerstein was married to Anna Katarina Domb.

With craft production authorisation by the Swedish Board of Mines[3] the holdings were extended, subsequently including Vira bruk, Thurbo, and Bispberg, inter alia,[4] remaining in the family until the 19th century.

Anders Angerstein is noted for improvements for charcoal piles during his tenure.

Entrance to the Steelworks of Vikmanshyttan , Dalarna , after much modern improvements, subsequently transformed into a museum of regional industrial history , established in 1981.