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Gidle

Gidle
Village
Coat of arms of Gidle
Coat of arms
Gidle is located in Poland
Gidle
Gidle
Coordinates: 50°57′N 19°28′E / 50.950°N 19.467°E / 50.950; 19.467
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Radomsko
Gmina Gidle
Population 1,540
Postal code 97-540
Website http://www.gidle.pl/

Gidle [ˈɡidlɛ] is a village in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gidle. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Radomsko and 93 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź. In 2007 the village had a population of 1,540.

Previous names: Gidzielice, Gidżle.

Site of a Dominican monastery with a chapel of the miraculous figure of Our Lady. The sanctuary is a destination of religious pilgrimages from all over Poland.

The chapel of Our Lady

The chapel of Our Lady

The stone figure at the centre is only a few inches high

17th-century painted testimonies of miraculous healings

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


Coordinates: 50°57′N 19°28′E / 50.950°N 19.467°E / 50.950; 19.467


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