| Official Name: | Spodnja Besnica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kranj |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.93 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 866 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2592°N 14.2998°W |
| Elevation M: | 429.7 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Spodnja Besnica (pronounced as /sl/; de|Unterweßnitz[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
The name Spodnja Besnica means 'lower Besnica', contrasting with Zgornja Besnica 'upper Besnica', which lies 79m (259feet) higher in elevation. The two villages were attested in historical documents as Vessnitz in 1421, referring to the stream of the same name.[4] The name Besnica is originally a hydronym that was later applied to the settlement along Besnica Creek, a tributary of the Sava. The name is derived from the Slavic adjective *běsьnъ 'rushing, swift', referring the character of the stream.[5]
The local church is dedicated to John the Baptist.[6]