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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A monk, Déodat or Dié, founded a monastery at the confluence of the Meurthe and Robache, in a place he called the Valley of Galilee. The monastery soon became important, and around it developed a town, which was given city | A monk, Déodat or Dié, founded a monastery at the confluence of the Meurthe and Robache, in a place he called the Valley of Galilee. The monastery soon became important, and around it developed a town, which was given city rights by Count Ferry III of [[Lorraine]] in the late 13th century. | ||
The arms are known since the 16th century and show the Cross of [[Lorraine]] with the letters SD, the town's initials. | The arms are known since the 16th century and show the Cross of [[Lorraine]] with the letters SD, the town's initials. | ||