Editing Maasland (section)

==History==
From approximately 700, the area was populated, presumably by Frisians. It was first the royal domain, and later went to the local counts. During the later period, an area of about {{convert|1000|ha}} was made dry and suitable for living. The first signs of a community at the current location of the village started back in 985 when the area was given by the Emperor [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] to [[Dirk II, Count of Holland|Graaf Dirk II]] and a church was built. After severe floodings during the 12th century, the Maasdijk was rebuilt and the village centre relocated to its current site. In 1241 [[William II of Holland|Graaf Willem II]] let the German [[Bailiwick of Utrecht|Teutonic Knights]] draw on the territory of Maasland. Furthermore, in 1243 a nobleman, Diederik van Coldenhove, gave all his property in Oude Campspolder, north of the current village center, to the Order, and a commandery was established there to manage the properties of the Order in Maasland.<ref name="midden-delfland">{{cite web |title=Geschiedenis van de gemeente |url=https://www.middendelfland.nl/geschiedenis-van-de-gemeente |publisher=Municipality of Midden-Delfland |language=nl}}</ref>

In 1450 the 'Poldermolen' (translation: Poldermill) was built in Maasland.

During the war between Spain and the Netherlands a huge area of the Netherlands was flooded which was part of the strategy of Willem van Oranje. In 1574, these floodings affected Maasland, and once again the village was flooded. It took a couple of years before the villagewas rebuilt and in 1614 part of the village Maasland (which included the Maeslandsluys) gained independency and is known as the town [[Maassluis]].

Until the new village hall was built in 1874 meetings of the village council meetings were held in the tavern 'de Pynas'.

In the late 20th century the village of Maasland and its surrounding communities were governed as the municipality (''gemeente'') of Maasland, with most governmental functions based in the village.

In 2004, the village of Maasland became part of the municipality (''gemeente'') of Midden-Delfland upon the merger of the municipality of Maasland and the municipality of [[Schipluiden]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>