| Lewkuw | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 51.7°N 69°W |
| Population Total: | 1400 |
Lewków - a village in Poland, located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Ostrów County, Ostrów Wielkopolski Commune.
Lewków is located about 6 km northeast of Ostrów Wielkopolski, on the Niedźwiada River. About 1 km west of Lewków, in Michałków, there is the airport of the Ostrowski Aero Club.
The first mention of Lewków comes from 1403.[1] For a long time, the village was owned by the Koźmiński family, but in the 18th century it often changed owners (Sokolniccy, Gorzeńscy, Krzyżanowski). In 1786, purchased by Wojciech Lipski of the Grabie coat of arms (noble coat of arms), adjutant of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. In the 1840s, the poet Roman Zmorski hid here, with Józef Lipski. It remained in the hands of the Lipski family until the outbreak of World War II. In 1928, Lewków was visited by President Ignacy Mościcki. The last pre-war owners of Lewków were Jan Lipski and his brother, Józef Lipski, the last ambassador of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in Berlin (1934–1939).
Postman Ludwik Danielak was baptized in Lewków in 1909 in the church of St. Saint Wojciech. His father, Walenty Danielak, lived in Lewków in the years 1916–1924 and then was a councillor of Zduny, a social activist known in the region. In September 1939, Ludwik Danielak performed tasks for the state's defence. He died on September 7 near the village of Modlna and was shot by Wehrmacht soldiers: the 31st Infantry Regiment of the 24th German Division. He was in a postman's uniform and had no weapon. He organized scouting in Zduny and the surrounding area of Baszków in the years 1925–1931.
Before 1887, the town belonged administratively to the Odolanów district. In the years 1954–1972, the village belonged to and was the seat of the authorities of the Lewków community. in the years 1975–1998 to the Kalisz Voivodeship, and in the years 1887–1975 and from 1999 to the Ostrów County.