Lade, Trondheim Lade, Trondheim Lade (Old Norse: Hlaðir) is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated the borough of Østbyen, just northeast of the city centre of Midtbyen and north of the Lademoen neighborhood. Lade is located on a peninsula bordering the Trondheimsfjord, an important waterway dating back to the Viking Age. It is the site of historic Lade estate ("Lade gaard") and the site of Lade Church ("Lade kirke") which dates to around the year 1190. Historically, the Lade estate in Trondheim ("Lade Storgård i Trondheim") was the seat of the Jarls of Lade
Port of Ngqura paleo-channel that runs through the site and Jahleel Island that is situated 1 km off-shore. The paleo channel provides the opportunity to provide a deepwater port without the need to dredge large quantities of consolidated material, which results in huge savings in capital dredging. The environmental sensitivity (birdlife / penguin population) of Jahleel Island restricted any development within 500 m of the island. The position of the main breakwater had to be such that the required exclusion zone around Jahleel Island was adhered to. One of the coastal processes considered relevant during the design of the port was sediment transport.