| Strokirk Strokirch, von Strokirch, Strokerken | |
|---|---|
| Swedish and Baltic noble family | |
 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Founded | 1684; 1686; 1691 |
| Estate(s) | Aumeisteri Manor Degernäs Manor Ölsboda Manor |
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, Evert Strokirch moved from Lübeck in Germany to Filipstad, Sweden. The family acquired both manors and estates in Sweden and Livonia (present-day Latvia and Estonia).
Members of the Strokirk family were in the 18th century living in the broader Karlskoga–Degerfors-area, where they managed ironworks, in the present-day corresponding municipalities of Degerfors and Karlskoga. Including the properties of the Lidetorp and Ölsboda Works.
Notable members
See also
References
- "Strokirkska släktarkivet". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- Strokirk 1920, p. 32.
- Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik. "95 (Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar / Första delen)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Project Runeberg.
- Tallmyren, Anna-Stina (15 June 2019). "Mangårdsbyggnaden på Lidetorp kanske rivs". KT-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
Further reading
- Strokirk, Oscar Fredrik (1920). Kultur- och personhistoriska anteckningar (in Swedish). Örebro: Lindhska Boktryckeriet. pp. 32–89.
- Strokirk, Annchen; Strokirk, Carl-Gustaf (1987). Släkten Strokirk (Strokerken, Strokirch) från 1300-talet till 1900-talet (in Swedish).
External links
- Von Strokirch family nr 1233 at adelsvapen.se
- Von Strokirch family nr 1059 at adelsvapen.se
- Strokirch nr 1082 at adelsvapen.se