Бад-Киссинген
Kliegl was one of eight children of the spa musician Adam Tiberius Kliegl and his wife Therese Ströhlein. Johann Kliegl's grandfather Johann Kliegl came with his orchestra from Bohemia to Bad Kissingen in 1836, where he founded the "Kurorchester Bad Kissingen" ("Bad Kissingen Spa Orchestra") in 1837.