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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
D'azur à la croix de Lorraine d'or côtoyée des lettres capitales du même S à dextre et D à senestre, le tout lié et entrelacé d'un ruban de gueules. | D'azur à la croix de [[Lorraine]] d'or côtoyée des lettres capitales du même S à dextre et D à senestre, le tout lié et entrelacé d'un ruban de gueules. | ||
===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 walls by Count Ferry III of Lorraine in the late 13th century. | 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 walls 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. | ||
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