The municipality lies in the middle of a volcanic crater, part of which is filled with water and known as the Meerfelder Maar.

On 25 May 2014, the 8 members were elected by majority vote[3] and they unanimously chose Eugen Weiler as their local mayor (Ortsbürgermeister).

The German blazon reads: Über blauen, durch Wellenschnitt geteilten Schildfuß schräglinks geteilt, rechts in Rot ein aufsteigendes silbernes Vortragskreuz, links in Silber ein rotes Schildchen, which is a description of the Meerfeld Coat of arms.

Until 1800, the village belonged, within the Duchy of Luxembourg, to the Lords of Malberg whose heraldic bearing was the red shield on a silver field.

The tinctures gules, argent and azure (red, silver and blue) also recall the old Luxembourg landholders, as these were the ones that they bore.