Boczków
Village
Jan Mertka monument in Boczków
Jan Mertka monument in Boczków
Boczków is located in Poland
Boczków
Boczków
Coordinates: 51°44′N 18°0′E / 51.733°N 18.000°E / 51.733; 18.000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyOstrów Wielkopolski
GminaNowe Skalmierzyce
Elevation
135 m (443 ft)
Population
400
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.

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 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Gmina i Miasto Nowe Skalmierzyce. 55 lat praw miejskich (1962-2017), p. 18 (in Polish, English and German)


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