Angerstein family

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.

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.