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Boczków
Village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boczków (German 1939-1945 Maternhof) [ˈbɔt͡ʂkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Skalmierzyce, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 105 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Boczków | |
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Village | |
![]() Jan Mertka monument in Boczków | |
Coordinates: 51°44′N 18°0′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
Gmina | Nowe Skalmierzyce |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population | 400 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village dates back to the Late Middle Ages. It was part of the Kingdom of Poland until the late-18th century Partitions of Poland, when it was annexed by Prussia. On December 27, 1918, Jan Mertka [pl] was killed in Boczków as the first fallen participant of the Greater Poland Uprising, aimed at reuniting the region with the just re-established Polish state.[2] In response, the Polish insurgents captured the village, which became the first fully liberated village of the region during the uprising. There is a monument dedicated to Jan Mertka in Boczków.[2] He is buried in Ostrów Wielkopolski.