Dolna Lešnica (, ) 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.