Gorna Lešnica
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 (2002) | |
| • Total | 189 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | TE |
| Website | . |
History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Gorna Lešnica appears as being inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, 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: Pavl-o Arbanas (t. Arnaut); Suka, his brother, Dimitri, son of Dil-çe; Ivan, son of Donçe; Pavl-o, son of Dojço; Niko, son of Pren-çe; Nikolla, son of Miha; Dojç, son of Nikolla (Vlatko); Gjon, his son; Bogdan, son of Vllatko; Stojk-o, son of Dono; Gropan, his son; Pavli, son of Dojç-o; Nikolla, son of Dojç-o; Niko, son of Petrush.[1]
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 189 inhabitants.[2] Ethnic groups in the village include:[2]
- Albanians 188
- Macedonians 1
References
- 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.
- Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101.
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