The New International Encyclopædia/Mincio

MINCIO, mēn′chō̇. A left affluent of the River Po, Italy, which it joins near Governalo, ten miles southeast of Mantua, after a southeastern course of about 120 miles. Its source is at Pescheria, where it flows from Lake Garda. It is the ancient Mincius, and during the Austro-Italian wars was an important strategical base, several battles being fought along its banks.