The town was first mentioned in Hvizdets Polish property acts in 1373. The Catholic community existed in this region since at least the 15th century. First Bernardine Monastery in Hvizdets was wooden, it was founded in 1715. But after 13 years the church burned down and in its place in 1734 built new brick monastery. At the same time, the town Hvizdets built a large wooden synagogue, since more than half of its inhabitants were Jews. And they are quite peacefully coexisted with the Catholics. This is due to the Polish rulers of the city.
Unfortunately, the synagogue has not survived to our time, most of the Jewish population died in hvizdets ghetto during the Nazi occupation. But monastery, also repeatedly burned and destroyed, remains to this day. However, its modern look and finish it acquired in the early twentieth century, when the bell tower was rebuilt and monastery tower.
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