The history of the city has been marked by centuries of mining which has attracted a strong immigration from the surrounding regions. Also a place of refuge because of the ideas of tolerance of feudal lords ruling over the southern part of the city, the Ribeaupierre, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines has played a significant role in the history of Protestantism - it is in particular, in 1693, the place of the Amish schism. Curiously, the city remained divided between the Duchy of Lorraine and the seigneury of Ribeaupierre for 4 centuries (from 1381 to 1789), until the French Revolution put an end to the feudal system. As the border marker still visible on the Bonduron bridge reminds us, the Lièpvrette formed the border. Thanks above all to the textile industry, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines was also an important industrial city, the third largest city in the Haut-Rhin by the number of inhabitants until the mid-19th century. The city of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines holds the 1914-1918 War Cross with Palm (cita

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