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Sarrebourg (German: Saarburg) is a city in Lorraine, France. It lies in the département Moselle, on the upper course of the river Saar. It should not be confused with Saarburg in Germany. Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS) (since 2004) Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density (Ranked 11th) 2,329,000 2,310,376 99/km² (2004) Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine (French: Lorraine; German... Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. ... Saar loop at Mettlach The Saar (French: Sarre) is a river, that rises in the Vosges mountains in Alsace with two headstreams (Red and White Saar) at the Donon, running through Lorraine and the Saarland, which was named after it. ... Saarburg (pop. ...


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Nantosuelta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (577 words)
In this relief from Sarrebourg, near Metz, Nantosuelta, wearing a long gown is standling to the left.
This sculpture was dated by Reinach (1922, pp.217-232), from the form of the letters, to the end of the first century or start of the second century.
An altar from Metz has a carving of a woman with similar dress to the Sarrebourg example, also holding a small house on a pole, thus presumed to be Nantosuelta.
Panzer Lehr counter-attack (1995 words)
The road net leading south to Sarrebourg was adequate for a tank attack, the American forces in the sector appeared to be only weak infantry detachments.
Its initial object was the seizure of the highway between Sarrebourg and Phalsbourg east of the former city.
General Eisenhower made a visit to the XV Corps headquarters at Sarrebourg and, after some study of the Seventh Army plans, directed that the XV Corps mission be changed from an advance eastward to an advance generally northward astride the Vosges mountains.
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