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:Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 101. Albanians 615 Others 10
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Dolna Lešnica was inhabited by 140 Serbs and 117 Muslim Albanians.
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