Vrap

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

Vrap
Village
Vrap
Coordinates: 41°9′N 19°47′E
Country	Albania
County	Tirana
Municipality	Tirana
Municipal unit	Baldushk
Population
• Total	3,000+[citation needed]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Avaric drinking bowl found in Vrap, now in Walters Art Museum.

Vrapi is a village with a very old history. A 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 Durrës with that of Elbasan, whose traces are still recognisable today.