Żurawlów

Żurawlów
Village
Żurawlów
Coordinates: 50°49′N 23°29′E / 50.817°N 23.483°E / 50.817; 23.483
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Zamość County
Gmina Grabowiec

Żurawlów [ʐuˈravluf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabowiec, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Zamość and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

Protest

During summer 2013 "Occupy Chevron" protesters occupied the field near Żurawlów where Chevron Corporation plans to drill an exploratory well for shale gas.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Poland's Shale Gas Bubble 'Bursting'". Peak Oil News. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.


Coordinates: 50°49′N 23°29′E / 50.817°N 23.483°E / 50.817; 23.483


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