The national dice game monument was defused with an information board

An information board was unveiled at a ceremony on Haushamerfeld in Pfaffing on Saturday, the nationwide “Monument Day”. The board explains the history of the monument that is located there.

100 years ago, German ethnic nationalists and cult hero worshipers built the monumental barrow at the historical site of the dice game, which commemorates the events of May 15, 1625. At that time, the “Blood Court on the Haushamerfeld”, later known as the “Frankenburg Dice Game”, took place. The creation of the monument is explained on the new information board. However, those responsible today also distance themselves from the ideas of the time.

“The unfortunate men who had to kneel down here under the lime tree to play dice for life and death were certainly not shining heroes,” said dice game chairman Michael Neudorfer in his speech. “They were miserable victims of arbitrary rule and abuse of power.” The Protestant senior church councilor Hannelore Reiner emphasized that the memorial serves a new purpose with the information board: “The memorial and the dice game challenge us to treat each other with humanity and respect, no matter what worldview or religion we have,” she said.

The plaque was unveiled by the two local leaders of Pfaffing and Frankenburg, Gabriele Aigenstuhler (SPÖ) and Norbert Weber (ÖVP). The end of the celebration, which was attended by 200 visitors, was a moving short performance of the “Frankenburg dice game” at the original historical location.

The Frankenburg dice game community also sees the ceremony as a harbinger of the year 2025, which will include two milestone anniversaries: 400 years of “Blood Court on the Haushamerfeld” and 100 years of dice game performances. But 400 years of the market town will also be celebrated in 2025. The latter anniversary should have taken place in 2021, but fell victim to the coronavirus. “We are working hard to ensure that this special year 2025 becomes a unique cultural highlight,” explains Frankenburg’s cultural committee chairman Hans Gottesberger.

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