 A music and art school exists in nearby Borna, and adult education is offered by the local branch of Volkshochschule Leipzig.Lutheranism is the largest denomination in the town and its surroundings.The parish of Groitzsch encompasses the sub-parishes of Groitzsch with Pödelwitz, Audigast, and Auligk-Gatzen-Michelwitz, while the district of Hohendorf is served by the parish of Regis-Breitingen.