Leshnicë e Poshtme
Village in Vlorë, Albania
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Leshnicë e Poshtme (Albanian definite form: Leshnica e Poshtme; Greek: Κάτω Λεσινίτσα, Kato Lesinitsa) is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania, adjacent to the Greek-Albanian borders. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq.[1] It is located less than 1 km north-west of the Greek border.
Leshnica e Poshtme
Κάτω Λεσινίτσα | |
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Part of the village showing some houses and the lake. | |
.svg)  Leshnica e Poshtme Location within Albania | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′38″N 20°15′35″E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Administrative unit | Dhivër |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Name
The placename Leshnicë has several possible origins. The Bulgarian word леска, leska meaning 'hazel bush' and the suffix -ьн-иц-а, -an-its-a, with the Slavic sound change sk and y into sht and further into sh.[2] The Bulgarian dialectal form лес, les, rendered in old Slavic as лѣсь, les meaning 'forest' and the suffix -ьн+ -иц-а, an+ -its-a, with an old Albanian sound change s into sh.[2] The Bulgarian лешница leshnica meaning 'European bladdernut'.[2] Or from Лес/Леш -ин, Les/Lesh -in and the suffix -иц-а, -its-a, with loss of the unemphasized i.[2]
Geography
The village is situated on an altitude of 648 meters (2129 ft) above the sea-level.
