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The
name
of
the
dune,
Vecekrugas,
is
said
to
originate
from
the
Curonian
language.
The
word
"vece"
meaning
"old"
and
"kruogs"
meaning
"tavern"
combine
to
mean
"old
tavern".
Legend
has
it
that
this
refers
to
a
small
tavern
located
at
the
base
of
the
dune.
The
formation
of
the
entire
dune
ridge
of
the
Curonian
Spit
can
be
traced
back
to
the
16th
and
17th
centuries
when
extensive
deforestation
took
place.
Strong
winds
from
the
Baltic
Sea
caused
sand
to
move
inland,
burying
villages
and
forests.
Locals
eventually
began
to
combat
the
sand
by
erecting
barriers
and
planting
trees
and
grass.
Nowadays,
the
Vecekrugas
Dune
is
covered
mostly
by
mountain
pines,
planted
since
the
mid-19th
century
with
seedlings
imported
from
Denmark.
