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.
The village dates back to the Late Middle Ages.
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.
There is a monument dedicated to Jan Mertka in Boczków.
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