Skouloufia

Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of Arkadi in the island of Crete, Greece.

History

The village is located near (some 5 km) the ancient city-state of Eleftherna.

The village of Skouloufia itself, has been attested in the Venetian tax registers of the 15th and 16th centuries as Spilufia, possibly named after the nearby caves.

Another source for the name is the archaic temple of Aesculapius {Aesculapia-Sculapia-Skouloufia} that was in the main street from Ancient Eleutherna to the closest port of today named Stayromenos.

Subdivisions of the municipality of Rethymno

Municipal unit of Arkadi	Adele Amnatos Archaia Eleftherna Chamalevri Charkia Eleftherna Erfoi Kyrianna Loutra Mesi Pagkalochori Pigi Prinos Skouloufia

Municipal unit of Lappa	Archontiki Argyroupoli Episkopi Karoti Kato Poros Koufi Myriokefala Vilandredo

Municipal unit of Nikiforos Fokas	Agios Konstantinos Ano Valsamonero Atsipopoulo Frantzeskiana Metochia Gerani Gonia Kalonyktis Kato Valsamonero Malaki Mountros Prines Roustika Saitoures Zouridi

Municipal unit of Rethymno	Armenoi Chromonastiri Goulediana Kare Kastellos Koumoi Maroulas Oros Prasies Rethymno Roussospiti Selli

Coordinates: 35°21′N 24°38′E / 35.350°N 24.633°E / 35.350; 24.633

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