Lesnik (Serbia)
# Lesnik (Serbia)

Lesnik (Greek: Λεσνηκ) was a fortified town in medieval Serbia (Rascia), registered by Byzantine Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus, under the rule of Časlav Klonimirović.

Serbia consisted of the following fortifications (καστρα, 'castle'): Destinikon (Δεστινίκον), Černavusk (Τςερναωουσκεή), Međurečje (Μεγυρέτονς), Dresneik (Δρεσνεηκ), Lesnik (Λεσνηκ), Salines (Σαληνέζ), in the Zhupa of Bosnia (Βοσνωνα): Katera (Κατερα) and Desnik (Δέσνηκ)."De Administrando Imperio by Constantine VII

The location is unknown, but has been connected with:

* The toponym Lješnica
   * in Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina
   * in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
   * in Kučevo, Serbia
* The toponym Lešnica
   * in Loznica, Serbia
   * in Podujevo, Kosovo
* The toponym Lesnica
   * in Trgovište, Serbia
