What does Szarwark mean?
The Szarwark family name derives from the Polish word “szarwark,” a loan word from Germans that refers to a type of community service work.
Aug 12, 20261 min read
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szarwark m inan (related adjective szarwarkowy)
szarwark
Borrowed from German Scharwerk.
efore taxes were imposed in monetary form, mandatory communal labor was used to maintain public roads and bridges in Poland. Community service, if you will.
If you want to learn a lot more about how “szarwark” worked, this blog article (in Polish) has a lot more detail.
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