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Latvijas Pilsetu Gerboni Latvian Civic Heraldry SLOKA Incorporated into : 1959 Jurmala Origin/meaning : Sloka is the oldest settlement among parts of present Jurmala. German knights built a mill here. Gradually the town, called Schlock in German, has formed. In 1785 Sloka was taken from the Kurzeme dukedom to the Russian Empire. City rights were granted in the same year. Sloka used the Russian imperial eagle as its arms. After the independence of Latvia the arms were granted in 1925: the gate, guarded by two crossed swords. It means that Sloka is the gate of Riga. Literature : scan from a poster (Latvijas Pilsetu Gerboni); Purens : Latvijas gerbonu gramata (translated by Virginijus Misiunas, Vilnius)

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