Vikmanshyttan is a
locality
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situated in
Hedemora Municipality
Hedemora Municipality (''Hedemora kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the city of Hedemora.
In 1966 the ''City of Hedemora'' was amalgamated with the rural municipality by the same name and with ''Husby ...
,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark ...
,
Sweden
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with 843 inhabitants in 2010.
On site the ''Steelworks Museum of Vikmanshyttan'' is maintained as a museum of regional
industrial history
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List of patrons
:''Incomplete''
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Anders Angerstein (1614–1659)
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Johan Angerstein (1646–1716)
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Gustaf Angerstein (1686–1734)
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Johan Gustaf Angerstein (1715–1758)
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Johan Fredrik Angerstein (1753–1801)
Gallery
File:Vikmanshyttans bruksmuseum juli 2008 1.jpg, Iron work museum of Vikmanshyttan, Hedemora municipality, Sweden
File:Wikmanshyttan Rostugn 111008 IMG 4019.JPG, Wikmanshyttan steelworks. Old roasting furnace that once was a part of a blast furnace-complex (defunct since ca 1904).
File:Vikmanshyttans bruksmuseum oktober 2008 3.jpg, Iron work museum of Vikmanshyttan
File:Vikmanshyttans bruksmuseum juli 2008 3.jpg, Iron work museum of Vikmanshyttan
References
External links
* https://gamlavikmanshyttan.se/gamlaindustrin/litemeraomangersteinarna/
Populated places in Dalarna County
Populated places in Hedemora Municipality
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