Vrap
Village
Vrap is located in Albania
Vrap
Vrap
Coordinates: 41°9′N 19°47′E / 41.150°N 19.783°E / 41.150; 19.783
Country Albania
CountyTirana
MunicipalityTirana
Municipal unitBaldushk
Population
 • Total3,000+
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Avaric drinking bowl found in Vrap, now in Walters Art Museum.

Vrap (it means 'running' in Albanian) is a village in the former municipality of Baldushk in Tirana County, Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana.[2]

The Avar Treasure, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vrapi is a village with a very old history. Long time ago there was a city called Akac. This city had 7 churches the ruins of which are still visible today. One of the most important was the "Saint George" church (kisha e Shen Gjergjit)that was the biggest and was used for its strategic position for the observation of the coastal area. The village lies in a wonderful geographical position. In this village in the old times there was a branch of the Egnatia road that connected the city of Durres (Dyrrah) with that of Elbasan , whose traces are still recognizable today.

References

  1. ↑ "Qarku Tirane". Shoqata e Komunave të Shqipërisë. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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