Drezna
Дрезна | |
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Coordinates: 55°44′43″N 38°50′55″E / 55.74528°N 38.84861°E | |
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 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 11,480 (−2.9%) |
• Capital of | Town of Drezna[1] |
• Municipal district | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Drezna Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Drezna Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 142660 |
OKTMO ID | 46643104001 |
Website | www |
Drezna (Russian: Дрезна́) is a town in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow 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);[7] 13,047 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
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.[9] Drezna was granted town status in 1940.[10]
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.[4]