Gmina Gidle Explained

Gmina Gidle
Other Name:Gidle Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Radomsko
Area Total Km2:116.32
Population Total:6610
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Gidle
Coordinates:50.95°N 47°W
Seat:Gidle
Website:http://gidle.pl/

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 13km (08miles) south of Radomsko and 930NaN0 south of the regional capital Łódź. It covers an area of 116.32km2 and in 2006 had 6,610 residents.[1]

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.

References

  1. http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006
  2. Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 267