Norviliskes is located in the so-called “appendix” of Dieveniskes, about 12 km east of Dieveniskes, just next to the border with Belarus. Although only a monastery is usually mentioned, the origins of the village date back to the Renaissance. The brick monastery was built at the beginning of the 17th century on the model of Mitchyb Dolny in the Slovak High Tatras.
It had a dining room with a green-cockle stove and 4 windows, as well as 6 granaries for pouring grain, a bedroom and a chamber on the second floor. There were two cellars at the bottom of the building and two more cellars under the towers. The whole building was covered with tiles and shingles.
In 1832, eight monks lived in Norviliskes Monastery, four each from the GDL and the Kingdom of Poland. Unfortunately, the monastery was placed on the closure list and the buildings were converted into barracks for Tsarist soldiers. Between 1900 and 1915, the building was occupied by students of the School of Agriculture. In 1918, the monastery was converted into a parsonage. Nowadays, a tourist complex operates on the site of the old castle.
