Lerkendal, Trondheim

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Coordinates: 63°24′49″N 10°24′43″E / 63.41361, 10.41194 Lerkendal is an area and borough in Trondheim, Norway. The area is located south of Gløshaugen and Elgeseter, west of Berg, north of Tempe and west of the river Nidelva. The area is dominated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, SINTEF and the home stadium of Rosenborg, Lerkendal Stadium. The area also has a railway line, Stavnebanen, running through it with one station, Lerkendal Station, that is served by the local train service Trønderbanen.

The borough of Lerkendal was created in 2005 and consists of Elgeseter, Lerkendal, Nardo, Risvollan, Flatåsen, Moholt, Gløshaugen, Åsvang and Sjetnemarka.