When in 1625, according to the legal principle "Cuius regio, eius religio", a Catholic priest was to be installed in the Protestant parish of Frankenburg, an armed uprising broke out. It ended with the ringleaders being sentenced to death. Half of them were pardoned: two of them had to dice for their lives, the losers were hung on the spot.
This place was the Haushamerfeld in Pfaffing, which at that time belonged to the county of Frankenburg, hence the name Frankenburger dice game.

A memorial today commemorates the cruel and grisly events.

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Erwin Köck

June 25, 2025

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The monument, with information panels, commemorates the Frankenburg Dice Court that took place at this location.

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