The contribution presents some results of the research of public participation in developing strategic programmes of municipalities in the microregion Javorina. They are closely connected with sustainable development of the whole boundary region. The research was carried out within the Project of microregion development on the base of agriculture and rural tourism the contractor of which was the Ministry of agriculture of SR and main coordinator was AP project Ltd. Bratislava. The project was supported by Foundation for Civil Activities Support PHARE ROS. Its results were useful for establishing the priorities in municipal development of Moravské Lieskové, Bzince pod Javorinou, Lubina, Dolné Srnie forming the microregion Javorina. A specific feature of this microregion is that apart of the area has dispersed settlement system (kopanitse-settlements), mainly the villages Moravské Lieskové, Bzince pod Javorinou and Lubina. This fact can modify the strategic visions of the area development. Therefore the research was aimed at the study of the problems in the central part of villages as well as in the kopanitse part. At present further strategic programmes dealing with regional specification of the region Podjavorina, its cultural-historical and social topography from the aspect of sustainable development are elaborated. Significant personalities, the latest identity of the region converted into heraldic register are searched and the definitive shape of the region is identified from natural and cultural-historical aspect.