It could take a bit more than 14 kms to the next year's contest from Malmö 2013 after all. Copenhagen is one candidate but gets a strong competition from Herning. Aarhus that was to apply as well, has withdrawn in favor for Herning and together they stand up to Copenhagen's capacity in hotels and all that extra stuff needed besides the venue itself. The formal bidding process starts now but it's between these two options. In Copenhagen it's The Parken, already Eurovision 2001 venue, and in Herning Boxen, already a venue for the national final this year, and X Factor finals in 2011 and 2012. Herning is a town of some 46.000 souls about 80 kms from Aarhus, and Aarhus is Denmark's second biggest town with some 1,25 million people in its urban area.
