Drezna
Дрезна
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Location of Drezna | |
Location of Drezna Show map of RussiaDrezna (Moscow Oblast) Show map of Moscow Oblast | |
Coordinates: 55°44′43″N 38°50′55″E / 55.74528°N 38.84861°E / 55.74528; 38.84861 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District[1] |
Town | Drezna[1] |
Founded | 1897 |
Town status since | 1940 |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,820 |
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• Capitalof | Town of Drezna[1] |
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• Municipal district | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Drezna Urban Settlement[3] |
• Capitalof | Drezna Urban Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] |
142660
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OKTMOID | 46643104001 |
Website | www |
Drezna (Russian: Дрезна́) is a towninOrekhovo-Zuyevsky DistrictofMoscow Oblast, Russia, located on the river Drezna (Klyazma's tributary) 83 kilometers (52 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 11,820 (2010 Russian census);[2] 11,665 (2002 Census);[6] 13,047 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
It was founded by Ivan Zimin in 1897 as a mill town. It was named after the Drezna River. The mill utilised machinery supplied by Howard & Bullough for spinning and by Platt Brothers for weaving.[8] Drezna was granted town status in 1940.[9]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District as the Town of Drezna.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Drezna is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District as Drezna Urban Settlement.[3]