Historically, the Lade estate (
Lade Storgård i Trondheim) was the seat of the
Jarls of Lade (
Ladejarler), a dynasty of rulers of
Trøndelag and
Hålogaland who were influential from the 9th century to the 11th century. The Lade estate then became crown property and sometime in the Middle Ages passed into the control of
Bakke Abbey. After the abbey was dissolved in 1537 during the
Reformation, the estate crown property once again. The present farm buildings on the Lade estate were erected in 1811 at the direction of
Hilmar Meincke Krohg. The farm was purchased by the
city of Trondheim in 1917. From 1922 until 1960, it was the site of the Norwegian College of Teaching in Trondheim, now
Norwegian College of General Sciences. In 1992, the farm was acquired by the
Reitan Group. The buildings were restored and became their headquarters in 1995. Another former estate at Lade,
Ringve gård, is now the
Ringve Museum, the national museum of music.
Ringve Botanical Garden is also at Lade. The
Norwegian University of Science and Technology formerly had a campus at Lade; the buildings have been repurposed. Most of Lade is now
suburban housing,
superstores,
industry, and some recreational areas, and is zoned for high car access. There are two
secondary schools: Ladejarlen Secondary School and Ringve Secondary School, and a primary school,
Lade School Other institutions located at Lade include the shopping centre City Lade and the
Norwegian Geological Survey. Lade has one of the few beaches in Trondheim. It has become a popular area with high housing prices. ==Economy==