After 1161, King Abel appointed Ernemord, a canon of the Church of Lund in Denmark, as bishop of Kuramaa.

Kolka may be the place where Danish archbishop Absalon built the first church in the Baltic region.

Kolka has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb), because the average temperature in winter is very close to the freezing point.

[5] Kolka has three picturesque old churches (all in service now): Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, and Roman Catholic (the three largest religious groups in Latvia).

Kolka has a small hotel, a restaurant, several shops, a post office, a chemist, and a petrol station.