Authentic Bosnia and Herzegovina: Definition of hypothetic heritage routes

Heritage or in general monuments and sites of cultural and historical significance today are very often just a symbol of the existence of life and culture in a specific area. We are witnessing the inappropriate usage of heritage in contemporary society which is putting heritage into backside degrading its values. Heritage management promotes the preservation of heritage and cultural-historical values respecting its outstanding universal values, characters, historic fabrics and authenticity, as well as increasing and developing these values through quality intervention as a reflection of contemporary actions in a historical setting. One of the basic problems in approach to architectural and cultural heritage protection and preservation is the view on cultural assets isolated from the environment and without any knowledge about historical layers in a specific locality. This paper defines overall and the key aspects of the problem including several small historic towns in the basin of the Bosna River as a part of the potential hypothetical routes of "Medieval towns within the project of authentic Bosnia and Herzegovina". Another example given in this paper is an historical overview of the town of Visoko.