Attractions of Sarata

The Lutheran church in Sarata was built and opened in 1840 by German colonists who settled here in 1822. An organ was installed in the church.

After the eviction of the Germans from Bessarabia, the church was closed, the building was not used for its intended purpose - it housed the officers' house, then the cultural center.

Only in 1995, thanks to donations from Germany, the Lutheran church was reconstructed and consecrated again.

The Sarata Historical and Local History Museum dates back to the 1922 exhibition of ancient artifacts dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Sarata colony. In the same year, the first public museum opened its doors, which existed at the expense of voluntary contributions from the founding members of the museum association. For eight years, the museum was located in the house of the chairman of the Vahner Museum Association, and since 1930 - in the famous Verner School. In 1940 of the last century, the German population was forced to leave their homes and leave for Europe, taking with them part of the exhibits.

Only in 1955, on the initiative of the then director of the Sarata comprehensive school, a museum room was organized. In 1969, a historical and local history museum was opened, which was located at the district department of culture.

The current Sarata Historical and Local Lore Museum was opened in 1990. The museum's exhibition area is 130 square meters. The museum exposition is divided into six sections, each of which shows the life of the village in different years: "Traces of the Great Cultures of Bessarabia. Socio-Economic Development in the 19th Century", "Foundation of Sarata. Its Development from 1822 to 1940", "Romanian Period (1918-1940)", "World War II (1939-1945)", "Post-war Period", "Modern Period".

Dishes, clothing, household items, tools, furniture, towels - each exhibit has a separate long-standing history. There are a lot of documents and photographs that clearly tell about the life of the village in the 20th century.

A new separate section is dedicated to the events of the Revolution of Dignity and the Russian-Ukrainian War.