Bolno is located near the Iron Age site of Selishte, which excavations of the 2010s characterized as an Illyrian fort in the Prespa-Ohrid lakeland region.[3]
In the early 20th century, the village had population of 640 Bulgarian Exarchists. There was also Bulgarian school in Bolno (Bouno).[4]
Bolno has historically been inhabited by Orthodox Bulgarians.[6] According to the censuses after 1948 the local population is consisted of ethnic Macedonians.
^"Времеплов". Republic of Macedonia. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^Николов, Борис Й. Вътрешна македоно-одринска революционна организация. Войводи и ръководители (1893-1934). Биографично-библиографски справочник, София, 2001, стр. 20.