Szarek, Ełk County
Szarek | |
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Village | |
  Szarek | |
| Coordinates: 53°49′N 22°17′E / 53.817°N 22.283°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Ełk |
| Gmina | Gmina Ełk |
Szarek [ˈʂarɛk] (German: Sarken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ełk, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Ełk and 118 km (73 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia).
There is a fairly large family whose surname is associated with the name of the village, and the word szar means gray in Polish. It is unknown what the name "Szarek" really means.
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Coordinates: 53°49′N 22°17′E / 53.817°N 22.283°E
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