[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Vranisht, Kuç, Bolenë, Kallarat and Tërbaç.

[citation needed] It is mentioned in the Ottoman documents of 1431-32 as Ivraniste, and with the actual form Vranisht in 1759.

During World War II Vranisht was part of the battlefield of the Battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy.

During the Late Middle Ages local names of the Albanians of Vranisht have been documented.

The most common names documented are: Dedëgjoni, Dedëgjini, Nikhila, Lëmpali, Gjinkolli, Gjelkuca, Gjinstrati, Gjondreu, Gjikëbitri, Gjonezhi and Gjingjoni.