Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of Arkadi

Arkadi

Arkadi is a former municipality in the Rethymno peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rethymno, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,644 . The seat of the municipality was in Adele. Arkadi is renowned for its famous monastery....

 in the island of Crete

Crete

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, Greece

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History

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

City-state

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 of Eleftherna.

The village of Skouloufia itself, has been attested in the Venetian

Republic of Venice

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tax registers of the 15th and 16th centuries as Spilufia, possibly named after the nearby caves.
Another surces 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.