Alajos Drávecz ( sl, Alojz Dravec) (29 November 1866 – 28 August 1915) was a

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and writer. Born in Rábatótfalu (now

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). His parents were István Drávecz and Rozália Korpics. The young Drávecz and his wife emigrated to the

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, then came back to

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, and settled down in Rábakethely (now Szentgotthárd).
In 1915 Drávecz joined the forces and call out in North-Hungary (

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), later in

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. He was killed in

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, near

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. Drávecz noted down the Slovene popular costume in the Luca day, and the Andrew day, and folk songs.

His work

* Národna vera i navade v vési

References

* Francek Mukič - Marija Kozar: Slovensko Porabje, Mohorjeva družba, Celje 1982. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dravecz, Alajos 1866 births 1915 deaths People from Szentgotthárd Slovenian writers and poets in Hungary Slovenian ethnologists Austro-Hungarian military personnel killed in World War I

His work

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