Jadranska Lešnica () or Jadarska Lešnica () is a village in the municipality of Loznica, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2088 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003.
It was also formerly known as Begova Lešnica.
Notable people Gavrilo Caklen (), known as Gaja (), Serbian rebel in Jadar, brother-in-arms of Todor Bojinović. Rallied the people of Jadar in 1804, together with Todor Bojinović, Sima Sarić and monk Đunisije of the Tronoša monastery, in opposition to Anta Bogićević's truce with Ali-paša Vidajić of Zvornik. When the Jadar men chose Anta to lead them and he was elevated to vojvoda (general), Anta appointed several buljubaša (captain), among whom were Todor Bojinović, Sima Sarić, Gaja Caklen, Trivun, Tešan, and Marko Gvozdenović.
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