Drezna
Дрезна | |
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Residential area in Drezna | |
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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 |
| Administrative district | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District |
| TownSelsoviet | Drezna |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Town status since | 1940 |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,820 |
• Estimate (2024) | 12,206 (+3.3%) |
| • Capital of | Town of Drezna |
| • Municipal district | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Drezna Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Drezna Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| Postal code | 142660 |
| OKTMO ID | 46757000006 |
| 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 census); 11,665 (2002 census); 13,047 (1989 Soviet census).

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. Drezna was granted town status in 1940.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District as the Town of Drezna. As a municipal division, the Town of Drezna is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District as Drezna Urban Settlement.