St. Nikolaus-Bildstock, Religious wayside shrine in Heidelberg, Germany.

St. Nikolaus-Bildstock is a wayside shrine consisting of a red sandstone base topped by a statue of Saint Nicholas of Myra in bishop's vestments with miter and crosier, enclosed behind metal bars. The whole structure stands about 2.80 meters tall on the Oberer St.-Nikolaus-Weg, north of the Gaiberger Weg (K 7908) and near the Drei Eichen forest parking area.

City forester Leonardo Schreiber built this shrine in 1747 after surviving a lightning strike at the Three Oaks location. The current statue dates from 1950, commissioned by a returning soldier who had been held captive in the Soviet Union.

The shrine reflects ongoing devotion to Saint Nicholas in the local community. Visitors decorate the statue with candles and flowers each December 6th, showing how the place remains meaningful to people in the area.

The shrine is located at a parking area and can be reached on foot or by regular bus service throughout the day. The site is straightforward to visit and requires no special preparation.

The original statue was not simply lost: around 50 years after 1747, drunken youths from Gaiberg badly damaged it, and it stood headless in the shrine until after the Second World War. The present figure was carved in 1950 by sculptor Helmut Waldherr of Wiesloch, paid for by a soldier back from Soviet captivity, and since then a grille has protected it from further vandalism.