The municipality lies in the Vulkaneifel, a part of the Eifel known for its volcanic history, geographical and geological features, and even ongoing activity today, including gases that sometimes well up from the earth.

The local scenery today, still heavily wooded, makes this easy to imagine.

[4] Utzerath's mayor is Erhard Annen, and his deputy is Werner Petry.

[5] The German blazon reads: Schildhaupt von oben links, nach unten schrägrechts hälftig geteilt.

The charges on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side, the axe and the oakleaf, refer to Utzerath's beginnings as a clearing in the woods.