Gorna Lešnica
Village in Polog, North Macedonia
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Gorna Lešnica (Macedonian: Горна Лешница, Albanian: Leshnicë e Epërme) is a village in the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.
Gorna Lešnica
Горна Лешница Leshnicë e Epërme | |
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Village | |
  Gorna Lešnica Location within North Macedonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 21°03′E | |
| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Polog |
| Municipality |  Želino |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 114 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
History
Gorna Lešnica is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 75 Christian households and 5 bachelors.[1][2]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Gorna Lešnica had 114 residents with the following ethnic composition:[3]
- Albanians 104
- Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 10
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 189 inhabitants.[4] Ethnic groups in the village include:[4]
- Albanians 188
- Macedonians 1
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gorna Lešnica was inhabited by 326 Muslim Albanians.[5]