Klek (German) – Klekk (German) – Bégafő (Hungarian) – Kleck, Serbia (Other) – Clec (Romania) – Klekk, Serbia (Official)
Central Banat District – Vojvodina (the Serbian Banat)
Located in the Zrenjanin municipality
Klek was founded in 1765 and was initially settled by Romanians who originated from Pomorišje
Klek Village Street Plan: klek.im-banat.eu/Bilder/Plan published by Werner Kern www.im-banat.eu
After Romanians, Serbs settled in the village as well, but they were resettled to the Military Frontier in 1783-1784. After that, the village was settled by the German (Donauschwaben, Banatschwaben) colonists. The German colonists initially gathered in the city of Ulm and other areas on the Danube and from there, they were brought, via the Danube, to the Banat.
The original village of Klek was founded on a different spot, further to the north from the position of the current village, near the River Bega, on a swampy marsh formed by the Temesch and Bega River, in the Banat Region.
In 1718–1723, the construction of the Bega canal began.
Last updated: 06/21/2025