The village is perched on a hilltop between the Külzbach valley to the south and the town of Kastellaun 2 km to the northwest.

[3] Spesenroth's mayor is Volker Boos, and his deputies are Adrian Leuze and Karl-Otto Vollrath.

[4] The German blazon reads: Der Schild in Gold, geteilt durch einen rotsilbernen doppelreihig geschachteten Schräglinksbalken, oben ein linksgewendeter blauer Kuckuck, unten ein dreizweigiges grünes Wacholderreis mit blauen Beeren.

The bend sinister (slanted stripe) is a reference to the village's former allegiance to the “Hinder” County of Sponheim and the Amt of Kastellaun.

The cuckoo is a canting charge for the nickname still customarily used for the villagers (Kuckuck in German).