Whats a heritage, what does it mean?

Answer 1

Heritage refers to something which is inherited from one's ancestors. It has several different senses, including:

Cultural heritage, a nation or group's historic monuments, museum collections, etc.
Natural heritage, a nation's fauna and flora, natural resources, and landscape
Tradition, customs and practices inherited from ancestors
Virtual Heritage, an ICT work dealing with cultural heritage
Inheritance of physical goods after the death of an individual
Biological inheritance of physical characteristics
Birthright, something inherited due to the place, time, or circumstances of someone's birth
Industrial Heritage, the monuments from the industrial culture

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage