Gmina Gidle
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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.
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