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.

Szarek
Village
Szarek
Coordinates: 53°49′N 22°17′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Ełk
Gmina	Gmina Ełk

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.^{[citation needed]}

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