MONTE CHIARO, a town of Lombardy, on the left bank of the Chiese, 12 miles S.E. of Brescia. It is walled, and was formerly defended by a castle, of which one tower is all that now remains. There are two churches, and
Montecuculi. several hospitals. Manufactures of silk are carried on; and there is a considerable trade. Near this town the French gained a victory over the Austrians in 1796. Pop. 6700.