Sloka, Latvia

Sloka is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city Jūrmala, Latvia.

Sloka is first mentioned in historical records in 1255 under the names Slock and Schlocken.

It developed as a fishing village at the river Slocene under the Livonian Order.

During the 17th century the Duke of Courland established lime kilns, copper furnaces and a foundry in Sloka.

Under Russian law, Sloka gained town rights in 1878.

Sloka in the late 18th century. Johann Christoph Brotze .