The ErlebnisZentrum Bergbau Röhrigschacht Wettelrode is located in the middle of the historic mining landscape of the Harz foreland.
Wettelrode is a district of the district town of Sangerhausen, six kilometers to the southeast.
Wettelrode was first mentioned in 899. For many centuries, the inhabitants of the village were mainly employed in the mining industry of the Sangerhausen district.