The Camitz family is a

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family, founded as an

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Silesian noble family, important to the industrial history of the broader

Karlskoga Karlskoga () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. It is located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population o ...

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Degerfors Degerfors () is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 7,160 inhabitants in 2010. Degerfors is the sixth-largest city in Örebro County. It is located at the southern shore of lake Möckeln, 13 km (8 mi) so ...

-area. Where they managed

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History

A member of the Camitz family,

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Georg Camitz, established the Degerfors Works in the 17th century, and managed both the

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and the Björkborn Works. In addition, he served as the mayor of

Kristinehamn Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 24,053 inhabitants in 2022. Geography Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' ...

. Other members include Johan Camitz the Younger, who in the 18th century served as the first ironmaster to the Degernäs Works.{{Cite web , last=Strokirk , first=Oscar Fredrik , title=58 (Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Tredje delen) , url=https://runeberg.org/strokirk/3/0068.html , access-date=12 December 2022 , website=runeberg.org , language=sv , via=

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Connected families include the

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whose members married into the Camitz family. They operated the works for 200 years, establishing themselves as an industrial dynasty that held great significance in the history of Degerfors.

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