Protection of cultural assets: Landshut Castle, located between Burgdorf and Solothurn, is the only moated castle in the canton of Bern. Its origins date back to the 12th century. Securiton was commissioned by the canton to supply technical safety equipment here in the form of an asset protection system and fire alarm system.
Duke Berchthold V of Zähringen, who temporarily used Burgdorf Castle as his residence in the 12th century, had several castles built around it for its protection. Landshut Castle now stands on the site of one of these defences. It was built in the 17th century and expanded several times in the 18th and 19th centuries. Rudolf von Tavel describes it in his book “Der Stärn vo Buebebärg” as “like the last picture in a fairytale”. Landshut was built to meet the needs of an official residence back then. This meant it contained both rooms for administration purposes and was also the residence of the bailiff.
The castle, which is now open to the public, was restored between 1958 and 1970. Apart from the living spaces from the 17th century, it is now also home to the Swiss Museum of Hunting and Wildlife Conservation featuring the famous collection of hunting weapons by René La Roche. A collection of old agricultural equipment is also on display in the castle estate.
Securiton was commissioned by the canton of Bern – the current owner of Landshut Castle – with the installation of technical safety equipment. The La Roche collection is secured by an ingenious asset protection system. More recently, a Securiton fire alarm system has also been installed throughout the historically valuable building. Care had to be taken to ensure that the appearance of the beautiful old ceilings was not disturbed by extraneous elements. Securiton was able to offer the right solution with the RAS 51 smoke extraction system. A practically invisible fire alarm system was installed in the rooms to be protected, which nevertheless meets the requirements for a quick and reliable response in the event of a fire while preventing false alarms.