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Dolna Lešnica

Coordinates: 41°57′N 21°04′E / 41.950°N 21.067°E / 41.950; 21.067
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Dolna Lešnica
Долна Лешница
Leshnicë e Poshtme
Village
Dolna Lešnica is located in North Macedonia
Dolna Lešnica
Dolna Lešnica
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°57′N 21°04′E / 41.950°N 21.067°E / 41.950; 21.067
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Želino
Population
 (2021)
 • Total430
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesTE
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Dolna Lešnica (Macedonian: Долна Лешница, Albanian: Leshnicë e Poshtme) is a village in the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.

History

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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

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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]

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

References

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  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. ^ a b 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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