József Klekl (writer)
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József Klekl the Jr. was a Slovene writer, journalist, and Roman Catholic
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 priest in Hungary
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, later in the Prekmurje
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 (Slovene March
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The Slovene March or Slovene krajina was the traditional denomination of the Slovene-speaking areas of the Vas and Zala County in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late 18th century until the Treaty of Trianon in 1919...

).

Klekl was born in Krajna
Krajna,Tišina
Krajna is a roadisde settlement in the Tišina Municipality in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.Ferenc Temlin, writer of the first Prekmurian book, the writer Mátyás Temlin, the Slovene politician in Hungary József Klekl and his cousin the writer József Klekl were all born in...

, near Tišina
Tišina
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 from father András Klekl and mother Anna Lülik. András Klekl's brother was István Klekl, the father of József Klekl
József Klekl (politician)
József Klekl Slovene Roman Catholic priest and politician in Hungary, writer, governor of the Slovene People's Party , later congressman in Belgrade...

, who was Slovene politician and also Catholic priest. The grandfather of the Klekl brothers, Anton Klekl was German
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 descent from the Prlekija
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.

Klekl's ordination was in June 27, 1902 in Szombathely
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. Four years was chaplain in Sveti Jurij
Sveti Jurij, Rogašovci
Sveti Jurij is a village in the Rogašovci Municipality in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.The Parish Church in the village, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint George. It is a large thrr aisled Neo'Romanesque building built in 1925. Elements of the original...

, near Rogašovci
Rogašovci
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, one year in Rechnitz
Rechnitz
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 between the Burgenland Croats
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, three years in Turnišče
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 and one year in Murska Sobota
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. By 1911 was priest in Dolenci, where he died in 1936.

In 1906-1919 was the editor of Prekmurian almanach Kalendar Srca Jezušovoga, in 1918-1919 editor of the newspaper Novine. In 1918 support the program of the autonomous Slovene March
Slovene March (Kingdom of Hungary)
The Slovene March or Slovene krajina was the traditional denomination of the Slovene-speaking areas of the Vas and Zala County in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late 18th century until the Treaty of Trianon in 1919...

 (Slovenska krajina) in Hungary
Hungary
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 or Slovenia
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. After the World War I
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 support the use of the Prekmurian language. In his articles hard attacking the communism
Communism
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Literature

  • Géfin Gyula A Szombathelyi Egyházmegye története: 1777-1935 III. kötet, Szombathely
    Szombathely
    Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...

    Martineum Ny., 1935.
  • Stopinje 2003, Murska Sobota 2002.
  • Franc Kuzmič: Bibliografija Jožefa Klekla mlajšega
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