title: Dolna Lešnica
text: # Dolna Lešnica
  
  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.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the 2021 census, Dolna Lešnica had 430 residents with the following ethnic composition:
  
  * 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. Ethnic groups in the village include:
  
  * Albanians 615
  * Others 10
  
  According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dolna Lešnica was inhabited by 140 Serbs and 117 Muslim Albanians.
  
  