Leskova Explained

Official Name:Leskova
Native Name:Лескова
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Raška District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Tutin
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.41
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:292
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:43.05°N 30°W
Elevation M:1231
Postal Code:36323

Leskova (Serbian: 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 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. Leskova is the main village of the Upper Pešter plateau.[2]

The first windmill generator opened in Serbia is located near Leskova; it was opened in 2011 and has an installed capacity of 600 KW.[3]

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

Leskova consists of two parts, north, usually considered the part of which the business 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 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Насеља општине Тутин . stat.gov.rs . Statistical Office of Serbia . 19 February 2020 . PDF.
  2. Web site: Tutin Istorija . Opština Tutin .
  3. News: Prva srpska vetrenjača u Tutinu . 19 February 2020 . b92.net . Tanjug . 11 April 2011 . sr.