Funchal

Portugal / Madeira / Funchal /
 city, district center
Capital of the Madeira Islands of Portugal.
Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈʃaɫ]) is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 111,892 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.
The name Funchal, was applied by the first settlers that landed on its shores due to the abundance of wild fennel where, as tradition goes, the primitive burg was built. From the Portuguese word "funcho" (fennel) and the suffix "-al", to denote "a plantation of fennel":

"...Funchal, to whom the captain gave this name, because it was founded in a beautiful forested valley, full of fennel up to the sea..."


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funchal
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Coordinates:   32°39'5"N   16°55'15"W

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  • There was a major flood hereand several other towns [please do not mark this bad because it's true]