Gmina Gidle is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Radomsko County

Radomsko County

Radomsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Radomsko, which lies south of...

, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Gidle

Gidle

Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Łódź...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Radomsko

Radomsko

Radomsko is a town in central Poland with 50,618 inhabitants . It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship , having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . It is the capital of Radomsko County....

 and 93 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

The gmina covers an area of 116.32 square kilometres (44.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,610.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gidle is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa Zielona

Gmina Dabrowa Zielona

Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dąbrowa Zielona, which lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Kłomnice, Kobiele Wielkie

Gmina Kobiele Wielkie

Gmina Kobiele Wielkie is a rural gmina in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kobiele Wielkie, which lies approximately east of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Łódź....

, Kruszyna

Gmina Kruszyna

Gmina Kruszyna is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kruszyna, which lies approximately north-east of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Radomsko

Gmina Radomsko

Gmina Radomsko is a rural gmina in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Radomsko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Żytno

Gmina Zytno

Gmina Żytno is a rural gmina in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Żytno, which lies approximately south-east of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Łódź....

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Massacre during Second World War

During the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...

 soldiers murdered 72 civilians from the villages in the region, by shooting and throwing people into fire. The murdered included infants, children, elderly and women.

Villages

The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: Borowa

Borowa, Gmina Gidle

Borowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź....

, Ciężkowice, Chrostowa, Gidle

Gidle

Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Łódź...

, Gowarzów

Gowarzów

Gowarzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź....

, Górka, Graby, Kajetanowice

Kajetanowice

Kajetanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Kotfin, Ludwików

Ludwików, Radomsko County

Ludwików is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Michałopol, Piaski

Piaski, Radomsko County

Piaski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.- References :...

, Pławno, Ruda, Stanisławice, Stęszów, Włynice, Wojnowice, Wygoda

Wygoda, Radomsko County

Wygoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Zabrodzie and Zagórze

Zagórze, Gmina Gidle

Zagórze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

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There are also 11 villages without sołectwo status: Młynek, Huby Kotfińskie

Huby Kotfinskie

Huby Kotfińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gidle, south-east of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Niesulów

Niesulów

Niesulów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź....

, Skrzypiec, Borki

Borki, Gmina Gidle

Borki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Spalastry

Spalastry

Spalastry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Gidle, south of Radomsko, and south of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Górki-Kolonia, Lasek-Kolonia

Lasek-Kolonia

Lasek-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Zielonka, Strzała, Ojrzeń.