Editing Leskovac (section)

==Etymology==

Leskovac was    historically called '''''Glubočica''''', later evolving into '''''Dubočica'''''. These interchangeable variants derived from the [[Serbian language|Serbian]] word's, "''glib''", meaning mud and "''duboko''", meaning deep. Untamed rivers would often flood the area leaving swamps that once dried would spout [[Hazel|hazelnut trees]], or "''leska''" in Serbian, whilst "''-ovac''" is a common [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] suffix, hence '''''Leskovac'''''. During [[Ottoman Serbia|Ottoman]] rule the town was referred to in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] as '''''Leskovçe''''' or '''''Hisar''''' (Turkish translation; ''fortress'').<ref name="jugmedia.rs">{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=Kad je Leskovac bio deo unije, veće od današnje Evropske|url=https://jugmedia.rs/kad-je-leskovac-bio-deo-unije-vece-od-danasnje-evropske/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=juGmedia|language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-22|title=LESKOVAC JE BIO 423 GODINE MUSLIMANSKI GRAD|url=https://arhiv.stav.ba/leskovac-je-bio-423-godine-muslimanski-grad/|access-date=2021-03-14|website=ARHIV STAV|language=bs-BA}}</ref>