“In the future, the past is latent.” This quote, etched into the Gedenkstein Memorial, might seem cryptic at first. But stand here a moment, before this stark obelisk of Bayerwald granite, and let the weight of its message settle upon you. The Gedenkstein Memorial is not a monument to a distant past. It is a stark reminder, unveiled in 1983, of the horrors endured by victims of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp system, specifically its subcamp in Oberilzmühle. The inscription you see on the memorial, “To the Victims of the Mauthausen-Oberilzmühle Concentration Camp 1942-1945,” speaks to a time when this peaceful city was touched by the shadow of the Nazi regime.
Haus der Jugend
Is this heaven? No, my friends, this is the Haus der Jugend! And what a view! Perched high upon Oberhausberg