The Camitz family is a
Swedish family, founded as an
Austrian Silesian Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia.
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People and languages
* Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West S ...
noble family,
important to the industrial history of the broader
Karlskoga
Karlskoga () is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden. Located within Örebro County, 45 km (28 mi) west of Örebro, and 10 km (6 mi) north of Degerfors. With a 2020 population of 27,386 distributed over 10.55 square miles ...
–
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) sou ...
-area. Where they managed
ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the singular of ''ironworks'' is ''ironworks''.
Ironworks succeeded bloome ...
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A member of the Camitz family,
ironmaster
An ironmaster is the manager, and usually owner, of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain.
The ironmaster was usually a larg ...
Georg Camitz, established the Degerfors Works in the 17th century,
and managed both the
Bofors
AB Bofors ( , , ) is a former Swedish arms manufacturer which today is part of the British arms concern BAE Systems. The name has been associated with the iron industry and artillery manufacturing for more than 350 years.
History
Located ...
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 17,839 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' ...
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Other members include Johan Camitz the Younger, who in the 18th century served as the first ironmaster to the
Degernäs Works.
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Connected families include the
Strokirk family
The Strokirk family, also known as von Strokirch, is a Baltic German and Swedish noble family of German origin. Different branches of the family were elevated to noble rank in the Kingdom of Sweden and Livonian Knighthood.
Overview
In 1620 ...
whose members married into the Camitz family.
See also
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Johan Camitz
Johan Camitz (June 29, 1962 – August 10, 2000) was a Swedish director of music videos and advertisements.
Biography
Camitz studied law and worked for several years as a sculptor. He eventually was given the opportunity for a Diesel commercial ...
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Ulf Camitz
References
Swedish families
Austrian families