En Name: | Drezna |
Ru Name: | Дрезна |
Coordinates: | 55.7453°N 38.8486°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Drezna (Moscow oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Drezna |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Drezna |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Drezna Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Drezna Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 11820 |
Established Date: | 1897 |
Current Cat Date: | 1940 |
Postal Codes: | 142660 |
Website: | http://www.drezna-adm.ru/ |
Drezna (ru|Дрезна́) is a town in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the river Drezna (Klyazma's tributary) 83km (52miles) east of Moscow. Population:
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.[1] Drezna was granted town status in 1940.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District as the Town of Drezna.[3] As a municipal division, the Town of Drezna is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District as Drezna Urban Settlement.[4]