 The cock, Niederelbert's customary emblem, has been included as a charge in the civic arms, in silver tincture on a red background, and armed Or ("ie" with golden claws).Red and silver are also the tinctures used in the arms borne by the old Electorate of Trier.The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt), some 4 km away.