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The name was derived from the [[Old High German|Old German]] given name {{lang|goh|Waldemar}} or the [[Slavic names|Slavic name]] {{lang|sla|Vladimir}}. The town may have been named after the [[kniaz]] of the [[Principality of Pskov]] [[Vladimir Mstislavich (Pskov)|Vladimir 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 Denmark]] [[Valdemar 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 {{lang|de|Wolmar}} in German. During the [[Livonian War]], the town was known in Russian as {{lang|ru|Володимерец}} ({{lang|ru-Latn|Volodimirec}}),<ref>[http://vostlit.info/Texts/rus12/Russow/text42.phtml?id=1300/ Chronica der Provintz Lyfflandt] Russian translation: БАЛЬТАЗАР РУССОВ. ХРОНИКА ПРОВИНЦИИ ЛИВОНИЯ. 54. Мир между Польшей и Россией, 1582.</ref> but during the period of the [[Russian Empire]], it was known as {{lang|ru|Вольмар}} (Wolmar).