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 / 41.917°N 21.050°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
editAccording 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
editAs of the 2021 census, Gorna Lešnica had 114 residents with the following ethnic composition:[2]
- 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.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]
- Albanians 188
- Macedonians 1
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Gorna Lešnica was inhabited by 326 Muslim Albanians.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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): 167–218.
- ^ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ethnic/Religious composition of Dibër and Tetovë prefectures".
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