Conca del Bertazzolo

Machine-translated from the Italian article

The Bertazzolo lock (or San Leone lock) was a hydraulic work located at Governolo, in the province of Mantua. It was built by the engineer Alberto Pitentino in 1198 on the Mincio to ensure the stability of the water level of the lakes of Mantua. In 1608 Gabriele Bertazzolo, on the orders of the Duke of Mantua Vincenzo I Gonzaga, began work on the construction of the new structure, intended to prevent the lowering of the level of the lakes and at the same time prevent, in case of flooding of the Po, its turbid waters from rising up the Mincio.