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Skouloufia

Coordinates: 35°21′N 24°38′E / 35.350°N 24.633°E / 35.350; 24.633
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Skouloufia
Σκουλούφια
The centre of Skouloufia village
The centre of Skouloufia village
Skouloufia is located in Greece
Skouloufia
Skouloufia
Coordinates: 35°21′N 24°38′E / 35.350°N 24.633°E / 35.350; 24.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitRethymno
MunicipalityRethymno
Municipal unitArkadi
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community179
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

History

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.