Since not all heritage necessarily bears developmental potential,
cultural values with developmental potential have been defined as follows to facilitate a better understanding of the
terms: “Cultural values are various tangible and intangible elements and individual natural elements of cultural
significance and local origin that are identified by the stakeholders and have economic, social, ecological, or cultural
developmental potential. The developmental importance of a specific cultural value co-depends on the utility,
compatibility, and the scope of developmental potential« (Šmid Hribar et al., 2012, 19).