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Gmina Gidle is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Radomsko County
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Radomsko County ( pl, powiat radomszczański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government r ...
,
Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Lodz Province, or by its Polish language, Polish name ''Województwo łódzkie'' ) is a province-Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź ...
, in central
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Gidle
Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Ł� ...
, which lies approximately south of
Radomsko
Radomsko is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the county se ...
and south of the regional capital
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,610.
Massacre during Second World War
During the German
invasion of Poland
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in 1939,
Wehrmacht
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soldiers murdered 72 civilians from the villages in the region by shooting and throwing people into fire. The murdered included infants, children, the elderly and women.
[Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 267]
Villages
The gmina contains the following villages having the status of
sołectwo
A sołectwo ( Polish plural: ''sołectwa'') is an administrative unit in Poland, an optional subdivision of a gmina. The actions and organs of the sołectwo are decided by the gmina council. On 31 December 2018 Poland had 40 740 sołectwa.
...
:
Borowa,
Ciężkowice
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,
Chrostowa,
Gidle
Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Ł� ...
,
Gowarzów,
Górka,
Graby,
Kajetanowice,
Kotfin,
Ludwików,
Michałopol,
Piaski,
Pławno,
Ruda
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Islands
* Ruda (island), Croatian island in the Elaphiti Archipelago
Rivers
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* Ruda (Oder), a river i ...
,
Stanisławice,
Stęszów,
Włynice,
Wojnowice,
Wygoda,
Zabrodzie and
Zagórze.
There are also 11 villages without sołectwo status:
Młynek,
Huby Kotfińskie
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 ...
,
Niesulów,
Skrzypiec,
Borki,
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
Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in ...
,
Górki-Kolonia,
Lasek-Kolonia,
Zielonka
Zielonka is a town in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,398 inhabitants (2013). It is located about 13 km to the north-east of the centre of Warsaw.
Zielonka borders Warsaw and several other towns of the Warsaw metrop ...
,
Strzała,
Ojrzeń.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Gidle is bordered by the gminas of
Dąbrowa Zielona
Dąbrowa Zielona () is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona. It lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east o ...
,
Kłomnice
Kłomnice is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kłomnice. It lies approximately north-east of Częstochowa and north of the regional ...
,
Kobiele Wielkie
Kobiele Wielkie is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kobiele Wielkie. It lies approximately east of Radomsko and south of the regional capita ...
,
Kruszyna,
Radomsko
Radomsko is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the county se ...
and
Żytno.
References
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Gidle
Gidle is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately south of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Ł� ...
Radomsko County
Massacres in Poland
Germany–Poland relations
World War II crimes in Poland