Vrap

Village in Tirana, Albania

41°9′N 19°47′E / 41.150°N 19.783°E / 41.150; 19.783Country

AlbaniaCountyTiranaMunicipalityTiranaMunicipal unitBaldushkPopulation

• Total3,000+^{[citation needed]}Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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]

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

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