Gidle
Appearance
Gidle | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′N 19°28′E / 50.950°N 19.467°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Radomsko |
| Gmina | Gidle |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,540 |
| Postal code | 97-540 |
| Website | http://www.gidle.pl/ |
Gidle [ˈɡidlɛ] is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gidle. In 2007 the village had a population of 1,540.
The previous names of the village included Gidzielice and Gidżle.
Gidle is the site of a Dominican monastery with a chapel of the miraculous figure of Mary, mother of Jesus. The sanctuary is a destination of religious pilgrimages from all over Poland.
- Mary Magdalene Church, built in 1659
- Carthusian Monastery
- The stone figure at the main church
- A roadside chapel
- 17th-century painted testimonies of miraculous healings
- 17th-century painted testimonies of miraculous healings
- Main altar in the church
- Details of the altar
- Stained-glass window showing St. Dominic
References
[edit]- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).