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The German Lutheran Church of St. Catherine

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The German Lutheran Church of St. Catherine in the place of German colony in Novosaratovka was built in 1833. These days the building belongs to the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Memorable sign to the destroyer Strogy

Opposite to the church, on the banks of the Neva river, you can see a memorable sign mounted on the place where in 1941-1943 the destroyer “Strogy” defended Leningrad.

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