Wolmar

Names and etymology

The name was derived from the Old German given name Waldemar or the Slavic nameVladimir. The town may have been named after the kniaz of the Principality of PskovVladimir Mstislavich, who became a vassal of Albert of Riga in 1212, and for a short time, it was a vogt of Tālava, Ydumea and Autīne. In another version, it may have been named after the King of DenmarkValdemar II, who allied with the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Livonian Crusade. In the second half of 13th century, the Livonian Order built a castle which they called Wolmar in German. During the Livonian War, the town was known in Russian as Володимерец (Volodimirec), but during the period of the Russian Empire, it was known as Вольмар (Wolmar).