Gradešnica (Macedonian: Градешница) is a village in the Municipality of Novaci of North Macedonia, located in the northwestern foothills of the Voras Mountains.

Gradešnica and the surrounding area was caught in the middle of major military action during World War I.

The Macedonian front passed through the area and the decisive Battle of Dobro Pole took place nearby.

[1] Gradešnica is attested in the Ottoman defter of 1467/68 as a village in the vilayet of Manastir.

The majority of the inhabitants attested bore typical Albanian anthroponyms, such as Gjin, Gjon, Lazor, Dedë etc.