Leskova

Leskova (Serbian Cyrillic: Лескова) is a village located in the municipality of Tutin, southwestern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 193 inhabitants.

Leskova
Лескова
Village (Selo)
Leskova is located in Serbia
Leskova
Leskova
Coordinates: 43°03′N 20°10′E
Country Serbia
DistrictRaška District
MunicipalityTutin
Area
[1]
 • Total7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Elevation
1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total292
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Leskova like other villages of Tutin was founded by Albanian fis who moved there from what is today Albania. The elders of the village recount that a blood feud caused their settlement near Tutin.[3] Leskova is the main village of the Upper Pešter plateau.[4]

The first windmill generator opened in Serbia is located near Leskova; it was opened in 2011 and has an installed capacity of 600 KW.[5]

Leskova is also a place of a large company for soil production, by the name of Treset, which soil is delivered from Braćak, the village north of Leskova. It has, as of 2023, around 10 workers and is actively importing the soil to larger corporations in other Serbian cities.

Leskova consists of two parts, north, usually considered the part of which the bussines revolves around farming and keeping animals for profit. And the south part which is considered a downtown in all of the Pešter plateu. It has grocery stores (Novi Dom and Bereket) and numerous of Cafés and restaurants.

In southern Leskova there is a main or elementary school “Dr. Ibrahim Bakić” and is the only elementary school in the area.


References
  1. "Насеља општине Тутин" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. Velović Popović 2021, p. 527.
  4. "Tutin Istorija". Opština Tutin.
  5. "Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu". b92.net (in Serbian). Tanjug. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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