Silence creates space for what is essential.
In our hectic world, quiet retreats are invaluable. The pace of life is constantly accelerating, and in bustling cities, oases of calm are rare and often accessible only to certain groups. Yet silence holds enormous, often underestimated potential. It fosters sustainability, mindfulness, care, and balance, and inspires a more conscious lifestyle.
The association "silent places" is committed to creating and preserving such valuable places in order to give everyone the opportunity to experience the transformative power of silence.
About us
The association "Stille Orte" (Quiet Places) creates and supports spaces for peace, reflection, and inner contemplation. It was founded in May 2025, is recognized as a non-profit organization, and is tax-exempt.
Association board: Claudia de Vries (chairperson), Vera Feldges, Christiane Schweizer, Jürg Zurmühle (board members), Thomas Fries (secretary, treasurer).
We are committed to ensuring that people can find a moment of peace in their often hectic everyday lives.
These quiet spaces are publicly accessible and open to everyone – regardless of their personal beliefs, faith, or affiliation. They offer a welcoming retreat to find peace, recharge, or simply pause for a moment.
"Silence enables connection – with oneself and with the world – and offers inexhaustible potential."
What we do
We are committed in many ways to the creation and preservation of quiet places.
We support the operation of quiet places - ideally, through advice, networking, organization and finance.
We are contributing to a secure future for these special places of retreat.
Our projects
Project 01
Rooms in the MOMENT Café
The MOMENT Café at Bäumleingasse 4 in Basel is a quiet tea café – a public retreat for peace and mindful living. No music is played, and conversation is kept to a minimum and kept very quiet. The MOMENT Café stands for sustainability, mindfulness, care, and balance. It is a source of inspiration for a conscious lifestyle.
Within the MOMENT Café, the association Stille Orte operates two rooms: the library and the meditation room.
The library, stocked with books on philosophy and spirituality, invites visitors to sit and linger in peace. Likewise, the meditation room offers a space for quiet contemplation. Both rooms fit perfectly into the concept of the MOMENT Café.
project
The Art of Silence
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Donate
With your donation, we create and maintain places where people can find peace and quiet. Your donation is tax-deductible in all Swiss cantons.
You will receive a donation receipt at the beginning of the following year.
If you donate via Twint or card, we can only issue you a donation receipt if...
If you send us your name and address, e.g. by email to kontakt@stille-orte.ch
Bank transfer
Foundation Free Community Bank Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 104053 Basel
IBAN: CH26 0839 2000 0282 2031 5
BIC / SWIFT: FRCCCHB1XXX
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Contact
Association of Silent Places
Bäumleingasse 4
4051 Basel
Email: kontakt@stille-orte.ch
Tel: 079 561 78 94