Dolna Lešnica

Dolna Lešnica Долна Лешница Leshnicë e Poshtme
Village
Dolna Lešnica Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°57′N 21°04′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Želino
Population  (2021)
• Total	430
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Car plates	TE
Website	.

Dolna Lešnica (Macedonian: Долна Лешница, Albanian: Leshnicë e Poshtme) is a village in the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.

History

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Dolna Lešnica appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes. The names are: Nasuhaç, son of Kondo; Gjorgji, his son; Vinko, Nasuhaç's brother.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Dolna Lešnica had 430 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]

• Albanians 415
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 15

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 625 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

• Albanians 615
• Others 10

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dolna Lešnica was inhabited by 140 Serbs and 117 Muslim Albanians.[4]

References

1. Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 115.
2. Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
3. Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101.
4. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm ^[bare URL]

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