Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of
Rethymno
Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ( ...
in the island of
Crete
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,
Greece
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History
The village is located near (some 5 km) the ancient
city-state
A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as ...
of
Eleftherna
Eleutherna ( grc-gre, Ἐλεύθερνα), also called Apollonia
( grc-gre, Ἀπολλωνία), was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the si ...
.
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 that was in the main street from Ancient Eleutherna to the closest port of today named Stayromenos.
References
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)
Rethymno (municipality)
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