The municipality lies in the High Eifel at the foot of the Döhmberg, some 11 km northwest of the district seat of Daun.

The German blazon reads: Unter rotem Schildhaupt, darin eine goldene Zange, in Gold ein grüner Leistenschragen, belegt mit einer roten Mispel mit goldenem Butzen.

The early Roman settlement here is also documented by important finds of troves of coins.

The red medlar blossom with the golden centre (“seeded of the field”, that is to say, “Or”, or gold) is taken from the arms borne by the Duke of Arenberg, under whose rule Betteldorf fell after the last Count of Manderscheid died.

[3] Among the municipality’s sightseeing points of interest is Saint Apollonia’s Catholic Branch Church at Auf dem Höfchen 2.