Funchal

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Funchal
coat of arms map
Funchal coat of arms
Funchal (Madeira)
Funchal
Basic data
Autonomous Region : Madeira
Concelho : Funchal
Coordinates : 32 ° 39 ′  N , 16 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 39 ′  N , 16 ° 55 ′  W
Residents: 111,892 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 76.13 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1470 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 9000
Funchal district
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Flag of Funchal Location of the Funchal district
Residents: 111,892 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 76.13 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 1470 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities : 10
administration
Administration address: Câmara Municipal do Funchal (Geral)
Praça do Município
9000-011 Funchal
Website: www.cm-funchal.pt
Funchal
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Instituto de Meteorologia
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Funchal
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Min. Temperature (° C) 13.1 12.8 13 13.4 14.6 16.5 18th 18.9 18.9 17.6 15.6 13.9 O 15.5
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Funchal by night
Funchal, seen from Pico da Cruz (261 m)
Cruise ships of the Soviet state shipping company in the port of Funchal (1978)

Funchal [ fũˈʃaɫ ] is a city on the Portuguese island of Madeira . It is the capital of the autonomous region of Madeira and has 111,892 inhabitants (as of 2011).

Funchal means “a lot of fennel ” ( Portuguese funcho “fennel”, plus the adjective funchal “fennelig”). The city got its name because the Portuguese found an extraordinary amount of fennel there when they discovered the island.

history

João Gonçalves Zarco and his men settled in neighboring Câmara de Lobos in 1419 , as they first had to clear the area around Funchal with the cheap bay.

In 1421 the city was founded by João Gonçalves Zarco , in 1508 it was given city rights by Manuel I. In 1450 Zarco was appointed legate captain of the western half of the island, while the east with the main town of Machico fell to his companion Tristão Vaz Teixeira.

Funchal has been a bishopric since the 16th century . In the 16th century, Funchal was an important port for ships leaving Portugal and Europe for the colonies in Africa and South America, providing food and merchandise for the ships. At the time, the city was blessed with considerable wealth. The port also served as a transshipment point for sugar and wine. The coveted goods were brought to the courts of Europe. When the sugar trade was no longer profitable due to competition from the colonies in the Caribbean and Brazil and because of the increasingly depleted soil, Funchal and Madeira's economy concentrated on Madeira wine, which was extremely popular on the transcontinental routes of seafarers because of its durability. Sugar cane and wine are still grown in Madeira today.

In 1803, Funchal was almost completely wiped out by a flood. 600 people were killed. As a result, the three rivers were fixed in canals and straightened.

Nonetheless, exceptional rainfall in February 2010 resulted in major damage with numerous casualties.

From the middle of the 19th century a very elitist tourism of the European nobility developed, who enjoyed the eternal spring and tried to cure their diseases in a healthy climate. In 1891, William Reid from Scotland opened the luxury hotel Reid's Palace , which is one of the Leading Hotels of the World . From 1950, Madeira became an affordable holiday destination for other holidaymakers with the construction of mid-range hotels in the hotel zone west of Funchal.

Until 1976 Funchal was the capital of the Funchal district .

Economy and Infrastructure

The city's main industry is tourism. Funchal has been called at by passenger ships since around the twenties, but at that time they still had to anchor in roadsteads. The actual cruise tourism did not develop until after 1950. Increasingly, the port is called regularly and almost daily by cruise ships from various nations.

Funchal is the island's most important transport hub and is connected to the international air transport network with Madeira Airport , which is known for its difficult approach. The connection to the neighboring island of Porto Santo is offered by ship and plane.

education

The city is home to Madeira University , the only university on the island.

Sports

Funchal is home to the three nationally known football clubs Marítimo Funchal (Portuguese champions 1926), Nacional Funchal and União Madeira . The most famous athlete is the multiple world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo , who played for Nacional Funchal in his youth.

Town twinning

Funchal has signed the following 14 city ​​partnerships :

  • United StatesUnited States Oakland , California, USA (1970)
  • United StatesUnited States Honolulu , Hawaii, USA (1979)
  • ZambiaZambia Livingstone , Zambia (1980)
  • United StatesUnited States New Bedford , Massachusetts, USA (1984)
  • United StatesUnited States Maui , Hawaii, USA (1985)
  • South AfricaSouth Africa Cape Town , South Africa (1987)
  • BrazilBrazil Santos , Brazil (1988)

Attractions

  • Mercado dos Lavradores

  • Sé cathedral

  • Jesuit school and Igreja do Colégio church

  • Madeira Wine Lodge

  • Casino

  • Casino at night

  • New Year's fireworks Funchal

  • Monte / Funchal: tropical garden

  • View of the city from the botanical garden

  • Funchal Customs Office

  • Ronaldo statue

    Bronze statue of Cristiano Ronaldo

sons and daughters of the town

A multitude of important personalities were born in Funchal, including artists, scientists, writers and athletes. The city's best-known contemporary son is probably the soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo , but also the zoologist Barbosa du Bocage , Hollywood actor Virgílio Teixeira , US Senator Charles W. Cathcart , opera singer Lomelino Silva , the architect Paulo David , the filmmaker António da Cunha Telles , the fashion designer Fátima Lopes and the European table tennis champion Marcos Freitas became internationally known.

Funchal district

Parishes in Funchal County

Funchal is the capital of the Região Autónoma da Madeira and the seat of the Funchal district. The following municipalities belong to both the city and the county of Funchal:

Funchal district
local community Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code
Imaculado Coração de Maria 6,207 1.36 4,570 310301
Monte 6,701 18.59 360 310302
Santa Luzia 5,866 1.34 4,382 310303
Santa Maria Maior 13,352 4.86 2,745 310304
Santo António 27,385 22.16 1,236 310305
São Gonçalo 6,587 7.06 933 310306
São Martinho 26,480 7.95 3,329 310307
Sao Pedro 7,273 1.49 4,882 310308
Sao Roque 9,385 7.50 1,251 310309
Sé 2,656 3.82 695 310310
Funchal district 111,892 76.13 1,470 3103

Neighboring areas:

North: Santana Northeast: Machico
West: Câmara de Lobos Funchal East: Santa Cruz
(South: Atlantic )

Web links

Commons : Funchal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Funchal  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ↑ a b Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
  3. ↑ http://censos.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=CENSOS&xpgid=censos2011_apresentacao Resultados Provisórios dos Censos 2011.
  4. ↑ Sister cities of Funchal ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of Funchal  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www1.cm-funchal.pt
  5. ↑ Paul Langerhans - at the grave of the German pathologist . Thieme. Retrieved January 12, 2011.