Gmina Gidle

Gmina Gidle is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Gidle, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Radomsko and 93 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. It covers an area of 116.32 square kilometres (44.9 sq mi) and in 2006 had 6,610 residents.^[1]

Gmina Gidle Gidle Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Gidle): 50°57′N 19°28′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Radomsko
Seat	Gidle
Area
• Total	116.32 km2 (44.91 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	6,610
• Density	56.8/km2 (147/sq mi)
Website	http://gidle.pl/

Massacre during Second World War

During the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Wehrmacht soldiers murdered and burned 72 civilians of all ages and genders from the villages in the region.^[2]

Villages

The following villages have the status of sołectwo: Borowa, Ciężkowice, Chrostowa, Gidle, Gowarzów, Górka, Graby, Kajetanowice, Kotfin, Ludwików, Michałopol, Piaski, Pławno, Ruda, Stanisławice, Stęszów, Włynice, Wojnowice, Wygoda, Zabrodzie and Zagórze.

There are also eleven villages without sołectwo status: Młynek, Huby Kotfińskie, Niesulów, Skrzypiec, Borki, Spalastry, Górki-Kolonia, Lasek-Kolonia, Zielonka, Strzała, Ojrzeń.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gidle is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa Zielona, Kłomnice, Kobiele Wielkie, Kruszyna, Radomsko and Żytno.