Kleine Kalmit
Chapel on the top
The Small Kalmit (from Latin calvus = bald mons mountain ) is a survey of 270.5 m above sea level. NN in front of the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest, the Haardt, in Rhineland -Palatinate ( Germany ). Parts of the survey are designated as a nature reserve Small Kalmit.
Geography
To distinguish always provided small with the attribute, the Small Kalmit lies about 15 km south of the 672.6 m high Kalmit and about 6 km southwest of Landau before the actual Haardt. Your larger area fraction, especially with the widely visible landmark, the small chapel on the top, one for the district of Landauer hamlet Arzheim. The south and west side with its vineyards belonging to the municipality Ilbesheim. In this area a small saffron cultivation is maintained, the only one in the Palatinate.
Flora and Fauna
The Small Kalmit considered as a botanical gem with a rich deposits of rare Pasque and is designated as a nature reserve. For species-rich fauna includes 87 species of spiders and 43 species of butterflies.
Were also found fossil shark teeth and artifacts from the Stone Age.